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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
KANSAS CITY
Region 07Rank #121 of 160
Avg processing
280days
+14 vs national
Processing time
280
9.3 months
Hearing wait
8.0
months (current)
Cases pending
4,192
FY receipts
4,749
FY dispositions
3,285
Active judges
13
Video hearings
40%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
55.5%
-2.2 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.45
Growing
Rank
#121
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 72 daysAvg · 266 daysSlowest · 680 days
The draw · approval spread across 11 judges
25%
89%
0%Median 51.9%100%
At KANSAS CITY, approval rates range from 25.3% (Kelly, Robert) to 89.1% (Naggi, Mark) — a 64-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 (51.9%), not the best case.
Judges at KANSAS CITY (13)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naggi, Mark | 89.1% | 284 | 253 | 31 | |
| Erickson, Diana | 84.2% | 203 | 171 | 32 | |
| Lehr, Michael | 77.4% | 341 | 264 | 77 | |
| Jung, P H | 56.4% | 234 | 132 | 102 | |
| Ambuehl, Christel | 55.6% | 117 | 65 | 52 | |
| Deans, Joan H | 51.9% | 285 | 148 | 137 | |
| Werner, Michael | 50.2% | 293 | 147 | 146 | |
| Comisky, Michael | 46.1% | 258 | 119 | 139 | |
| Mein, Christina Young | 42.3% | 307 | 130 | 177 | |
| Neal, Toni | 38.9% | 18 | 7 | 11 | |
| Barnes-Williams, Janice | 37.7% | 204 | 77 | 127 | |
| Kelly, Robert | 25.3% | 308 | 78 | 230 | |
| Cooke, Christine | 19.0% | 21 | 4 | 17 |