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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
FT LAUDERDALE
Region 04Rank #82 of 160
Avg processing
258days
-6 vs national
Processing time
258
8.6 months
Hearing wait
7.0
months (current)
Cases pending
4,389
FY receipts
4,293
FY dispositions
2,577
Active judges
9
Video hearings
3%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
51.3%
-6.5 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.67
Growing
Rank
#82
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 73 daysAvg · 264 daysSlowest · 673 days
The draw · approval spread across 9 judges
10%
78%
0%Median 51.7%100%
At FT LAUDERDALE, approval rates range from 10.3% (Jarvis, Valencia) to 77.8% (Sprague, Jonathan) — a 67-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 (51.7%), not the best case.
Judges at FT LAUDERDALE (9)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sprague, Jonathan | 77.8% | 99 | 77 | 22 | |
| Hunn, Wendy | 77.3% | 185 | 143 | 42 | |
| D'Alessio, Rossana L | 71.5% | 305 | 218 | 87 | |
| Ortiz-Valero, Richard J | 63.1% | 263 | 166 | 97 | |
| Pasvantis, Denise | 51.7% | 209 | 108 | 101 | |
| Labrousse, Lissette | 45.8% | 301 | 138 | 163 | |
| Pustizzi, Jennifer | 43.2% | 169 | 73 | 96 | |
| Neel, Angela | 34.2% | 269 | 92 | 177 | |
| Jarvis, Valencia | 10.3% | 223 | 23 | 200 |