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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
MOBILE
Region 04Rank #70 of 160
Avg processing
254days
-10 vs national
Processing time
254
8.5 months
Hearing wait
8.0
months (current)
Cases pending
3,417
FY receipts
3,238
FY dispositions
2,626
Active judges
11
Video hearings
0%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
74.2%
+16.4 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.23
Growing
Rank
#70
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 73 daysAvg · 264 daysSlowest · 673 days
The draw · approval spread across 11 judges
63%
92%
0%Median 73.4%100%
At MOBILE, approval rates range from 62.5% (Waller, Robert) to 92.1% (Stalley, D Burgess) — a 30-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 (73.4%), not the best case.
Judges at MOBILE (11)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stalley, D Burgess | 92.1% | 126 | 116 | 10 | |
| Sheely, Ben E | 85.8% | 260 | 223 | 37 | |
| Nelson, Roger A | 83.9% | 224 | 188 | 36 | |
| Muth, Thomas M | 78.4% | 194 | 152 | 42 | |
| Guice, Tracy S | 77.3% | 216 | 167 | 49 | |
| Robinson, Laura L | 73.4% | 278 | 204 | 74 | |
| Messina, Christopher | 69.4% | 36 | 25 | 11 | |
| McCaghren, Marni R | 66.4% | 253 | 168 | 85 | |
| Campbell, Daniel S | 64.9% | 302 | 196 | 106 | |
| Boucher, Kevin | 63.0% | 284 | 179 | 105 | |
| Waller, Robert | 62.5% | 48 | 30 | 18 |