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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
SPECIAL REVIEW CADRE
Region 12Rank #160 of 160
Avg processing
673days
+409 vs national
Processing time
673
22.4 months
Hearing wait
22.0
months (current)
Cases pending
7,852
FY receipts
3,867
FY dispositions
3,291
Active judges
21
Video hearings
—
Avg approval rate
64.3%
+6.5 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.18
Growing
Rank
#160
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 73 daysAvg · 264 daysSlowest · 673 days
The draw · approval spread across 20 judges
24%
84%
0%Median 62.1%100%
At SPECIAL REVIEW CADRE, approval rates range from 24.2% (Wexler, April M) to 83.5% (Weathers, Ena) — a 59-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 (62.1%), not the best case.
Judges at SPECIAL REVIEW CADRE (21)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weathers, Ena | 83.5% | 164 | 137 | 27 | |
| Smiley, Jennifer | 80.9% | 178 | 144 | 34 | |
| Hockensmith, Mark | 76.6% | 154 | 118 | 36 | |
| Rauenzahn, MaryKay | 76.2% | 84 | 64 | 20 | |
| Ohanesian, Nicholas | 68.0% | 50 | 34 | 16 | |
| Kramzyk, Henry | 67.1% | 82 | 55 | 27 | |
| Day, Kelley | 65.8% | 155 | 102 | 53 | |
| Alden, Randolph W | 64.6% | 158 | 102 | 56 | |
| Labrum, Robert J | 63.8% | 152 | 97 | 55 | |
| Waller, Robert | 62.5% | 48 | 30 | 18 | |
| Fuller, Roxanne | 61.7% | 47 | 29 | 18 | |
| Walter, Nicholas | 61.6% | 151 | 93 | 58 | |
| Carr, Michael | 58.6% | 29 | 17 | 12 | |
| Nagle, Kim Soo | 58.5% | 176 | 103 | 73 | |
| Cabotaje, Michael | 57.6% | 59 | 34 | 25 | |
| DiMaggio Wallis, Sandra R | 57.5% | 193 | 111 | 82 | |
| Benton, Amy | 51.5% | 33 | 17 | 16 | |
| Eiler, Kathleen H | 50.7% | 138 | 70 | 68 | |
| Ferguson, Jeffrey A | 44.4% | 45 | 20 | 25 | |
| Beatty, Gregory M. | 37.5% | 56 | 21 | 35 | |
| Wexler, April M | 24.2% | 33 | 8 | 25 |