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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
ORLANDO
Region 04Rank #64 of 160
Avg processing
253days
-13 vs national
Processing time
253
8.4 months
Hearing wait
8.0
months (current)
Cases pending
4,341
FY receipts
4,543
FY dispositions
2,873
Active judges
9
Video hearings
1%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
59.7%
+1.9 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.58
Growing
Rank
#64
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 72 daysAvg · 266 daysSlowest · 680 days
The draw · approval spread across 8 judges
41%
66%
0%Median 62.0%100%
At ORLANDO, approval rates range from 41.5% (Pustizzi, Jennifer) to 66.5% (Houston, Pamela) — a 25-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 | 66.5% | 370 | 246 | 124 | |
| Kirk, Emily | 64.4% | 317 | 204 | 113 | |
| Detherage, Kevin | 63.9% | 269 | 172 | 97 | |
| Walker, Douglas A | 62.8% | 363 | 228 | 135 | |
| Silva, Mario | 61.5% | 13 | 8 | 5 | |
| Rodriguez-Quilichini, Edgardo | 61.2% | 325 | 199 | 126 | |
| Mahon, Janet | 56.5% | 395 | 223 | 172 | |
| Statum, Emily | 53.0% | 319 | 169 | 150 | |
| Pustizzi, Jennifer | 41.5% | 188 | 78 | 110 |