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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
KANSAS CITY
Region 07Rank #123 of 160
Avg processing
281days
+17 vs national
Processing time
281
9.4 months
Hearing wait
8.0
months (current)
Cases pending
3,886
FY receipts
4,091
FY dispositions
2,933
Active judges
13
Video hearings
40%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
55.4%
-2.4 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.39
Growing
Rank
#123
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 73 daysAvg · 264 daysSlowest · 673 days
The draw · approval spread across 11 judges
25%
89%
0%Median 50.6%100%
At KANSAS CITY, approval rates range from 24.7% (Kelly, Robert) to 88.5% (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 (50.6%), not the best case.
Judges at KANSAS CITY (13)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naggi, Mark | 88.5% | 261 | 231 | 30 | |
| Erickson, Diana | 84.2% | 190 | 160 | 30 | |
| Lehr, Michael | 78.9% | 303 | 239 | 64 | |
| Jung, P H | 55.6% | 205 | 114 | 91 | |
| Ambuehl, Christel | 53.8% | 106 | 57 | 49 | |
| Deans, Joan H | 50.6% | 261 | 132 | 129 | |
| Werner, Michael | 49.4% | 259 | 128 | 131 | |
| Mein, Christina Young | 45.4% | 262 | 119 | 143 | |
| Comisky, Michael | 45.4% | 227 | 103 | 124 | |
| Neal, Toni | 38.9% | 18 | 7 | 11 | |
| Barnes-Williams, Janice | 34.6% | 188 | 65 | 123 | |
| Kelly, Robert | 24.7% | 275 | 68 | 207 | |
| Cooke, Christine | 19.0% | 21 | 4 | 17 |