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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
ORLANDO
Region 04Rank #63 of 160
Avg processing
251days
-13 vs national
Processing time
251
8.4 months
Hearing wait
8.0
months (current)
Cases pending
4,345
FY receipts
4,190
FY dispositions
2,516
Active judges
9
Video hearings
1%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
60.5%
+2.7 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.67
Growing
Rank
#63
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 73 daysAvg · 264 daysSlowest · 673 days
The draw · approval spread across 8 judges
43%
66%
0%Median 62.0%100%
At ORLANDO, approval rates range from 43.2% (Pustizzi, Jennifer) to 66.0% (Houston, Pamela) — a 23-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 (62.0%), not the best case.
Judges at ORLANDO (9)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston, Pamela | 66.0% | 326 | 215 | 111 | |
| Kirk, Emily | 65.8% | 284 | 187 | 97 | |
| Detherage, Kevin | 65.3% | 245 | 160 | 85 | |
| Rodriguez-Quilichini, Edgardo | 62.1% | 285 | 177 | 108 | |
| Walker, Douglas A | 61.9% | 318 | 197 | 121 | |
| Silva, Mario | 61.5% | 13 | 8 | 5 | |
| Mahon, Janet | 58.5% | 337 | 197 | 140 | |
| Statum, Emily | 54.2% | 271 | 147 | 124 | |
| Pustizzi, Jennifer | 43.2% | 169 | 73 | 96 |