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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
MIAMI OHO
Region 04Rank #57 of 160
Avg processing
248days
-16 vs national
Processing time
248
8.3 months
Hearing wait
8.0
months (current)
Cases pending
2,670
FY receipts
2,858
FY dispositions
2,486
Active judges
34
Video hearings
—
Avg approval rate
63.6%
+5.7 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.15
Growing
Rank
#57
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 73 daysAvg · 264 daysSlowest · 673 days
The draw · approval spread across 34 judges
35%
96%
0%Median 67.4%100%
At MIAMI OHO, approval rates range from 34.8% (Weaver, Cynthia) to 96.0% (Cartledge, James Cole) — a 61-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 (67.4%), not the best case.
Judges at MIAMI OHO (34)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartledge, James Cole | 96.0% | 225 | 216 | 9 | |
| Pennock, Carol J. | 86.4% | 59 | 51 | 8 | |
| Thawley, John A | 84.3% | 172 | 145 | 27 | |
| Dixon III, Andrew | 80.3% | 76 | 61 | 15 | |
| Grounds, Sonya | 78.6% | 112 | 88 | 24 | |
| Viera-Vargas, Angel X | 76.4% | 127 | 97 | 30 | |
| Jones, Stephanie M | 74.7% | 83 | 62 | 21 | |
| Wolfe, Rebecca | 72.0% | 268 | 193 | 75 | |
| Jones, Brian | 71.4% | 98 | 70 | 28 | |
| Hemming, Norman | 70.9% | 251 | 178 | 73 | |
| Herin, Walter Cary | 70.9% | 213 | 151 | 62 | |
| Messina, Christopher | 69.4% | 36 | 25 | 11 | |
| Skarda, Trevor | 69.3% | 88 | 61 | 27 | |
| Selland, R. Dirk | 68.8% | 128 | 88 | 40 | |
| Dail, Grant | 68.3% | 167 | 114 | 53 | |
| Hall, Brandie | 67.9% | 140 | 95 | 45 | |
| Rideout, Robert | 67.8% | 115 | 78 | 37 | |
| Gray, Stacy | 66.9% | 130 | 87 | 43 | |
| Pope, Stephen | 66.0% | 191 | 126 | 65 | |
| Aranda, Clara H | 62.6% | 270 | 169 | 101 | |
| DeGruy, Elizabeth | 60.5% | 114 | 69 | 45 | |
| Healy, Philip | 58.6% | 133 | 78 | 55 | |
| Alger, Ryan | 58.3% | 180 | 105 | 75 | |
| Vallecillo, Gonzalo | 57.1% | 98 | 56 | 42 | |
| Hill, Vincent | 55.7% | 106 | 59 | 47 | |
| Firestone, Scott | 52.4% | 103 | 54 | 49 | |
| Celaya, Gracian A. | 50.8% | 238 | 121 | 117 | |
| Reynolds, Lornette | 50.7% | 272 | 138 | 134 | |
| Monahan, Camille | 50.5% | 101 | 51 | 50 | |
| Finnie, Michael | 46.6% | 148 | 69 | 79 | |
| Droker, Robert | 46.6% | 118 | 55 | 63 | |
| Leibowitz, Tracey B. | 46.6% | 337 | 157 | 180 | |
| Bowling, Robert B | 36.5% | 104 | 38 | 66 | |
| Weaver, Cynthia | 34.8% | 92 | 32 | 60 |