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Updated July 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
ORLANDO
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
10
Video hearings
1%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
59.1%
+1.4 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
42%
65%
0%Median 61.8%100%
At ORLANDO, approval rates range from 42.2% (Pustizzi, Jennifer) to 64.5% (Houston, Pamela) — a 22-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 (61.8%), not the best case.
Judges at ORLANDO (10)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellis, Deborah E | 100.0% | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Houston, Pamela | 64.5% | 409 | 264 | 145 | |
| Kirk, Emily | 63.7% | 361 | 230 | 131 | |
| Detherage, Kevin | 63.2% | 307 | 194 | 113 | |
| Walker, Douglas A | 63.0% | 405 | 255 | 150 | |
| Silva, Mario | 61.5% | 13 | 8 | 5 | |
| Rodriguez-Quilichini, Edgardo | 60.6% | 381 | 231 | 150 | |
| Mahon, Janet | 56.7% | 441 | 250 | 191 | |
| Statum, Emily | 51.5% | 373 | 192 | 181 | |
| Pustizzi, Jennifer | 42.2% | 199 | 84 | 115 |