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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
MOBILE
Region 04Rank #75 of 160
Avg processing
256days
-10 vs national
Processing time
256
8.5 months
Hearing wait
8.0
months (current)
Cases pending
3,260
FY receipts
3,409
FY dispositions
2,954
Active judges
11
Video hearings
0%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
74.9%
+17.1 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.15
Growing
Rank
#75
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 72 daysAvg · 266 daysSlowest · 680 days
The draw · approval spread across 11 judges
64%
92%
0%Median 74.2%100%
At MOBILE, approval rates range from 64.0% (Waller, Robert) to 92.1% (Stalley, D Burgess) — a 28-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 (74.2%), 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 | 87.0% | 293 | 255 | 38 | |
| Nelson, Roger A | 85.0% | 247 | 210 | 37 | |
| Guice, Tracy S | 78.9% | 237 | 187 | 50 | |
| Muth, Thomas M | 78.2% | 225 | 176 | 49 | |
| Robinson, Laura L | 74.2% | 318 | 236 | 82 | |
| Messina, Christopher | 70.0% | 40 | 28 | 12 | |
| McCaghren, Marni R | 66.8% | 286 | 191 | 95 | |
| Campbell, Daniel S | 65.3% | 343 | 224 | 119 | |
| Boucher, Kevin | 64.3% | 325 | 209 | 116 | |
| Waller, Robert | 64.0% | 50 | 32 | 18 |