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Updated July 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
FT LAUDERDALE
Avg processing
258days
-8 vs national
Processing time
258
8.6 months
Hearing wait
8.0
months (current)
Cases pending
4,402
FY receipts
4,633
FY dispositions
2,904
Active judges
10
Video hearings
3%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
50.9%
-6.9 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.60
Growing
Rank
#81
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 72 daysAvg · 266 daysSlowest · 680 days
The draw · approval spread across 9 judges
12%
78%
0%Median 51.1%100%
At FT LAUDERDALE, approval rates range from 11.8% (Jarvis, Valencia) to 78.1% (Hunn, Wendy) — a 66-pointspread. Assignment is effectively the luck of the draw, so the judge a case lands with can matter more than the office’s average. Plan for the median (51.1%), not the best case.
Judges at FT LAUDERDALE (10)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunn, Wendy | 78.1% | 247 | 193 | 54 | |
| Sprague, Jonathan | 77.8% | 99 | 77 | 22 | |
| D'Alessio, Rossana L | 72.5% | 367 | 266 | 101 | |
| Ortiz-Valero, Richard J | 64.4% | 340 | 219 | 121 | |
| SAINDON, ANGELA | 62.5% | 24 | 15 | 9 | |
| Pasvantis, Denise | 51.1% | 276 | 141 | 135 | |
| Labrousse, Lissette | 44.7% | 396 | 177 | 219 | |
| Pustizzi, Jennifer | 42.2% | 199 | 84 | 115 | |
| Neel, Angela | 31.5% | 356 | 112 | 244 | |
| Jarvis, Valencia | 11.8% | 287 | 34 | 253 |