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Updated July 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
SPECIAL REVIEW CADRE
Region 12Rank #160 of 160
Avg processing
680days
+414 vs national
Processing time
680
22.7 months
Hearing wait
22.0
months (current)
Cases pending
7,811
FY receipts
4,370
FY dispositions
3,835
Active judges
25
Video hearings
—
Avg approval rate
62.8%
+5.0 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.14
Growing
Rank
#160
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 72 daysAvg · 266 daysSlowest · 680 days
The draw · approval spread across 25 judges
25%
82%
0%Median 59.2%100%
At SPECIAL REVIEW CADRE, approval rates range from 25.0% (Wexler, April M) to 81.8% (Weathers, Ena) — a 57-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 (59.2%), not the best case.
Judges at SPECIAL REVIEW CADRE (25)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weathers, Ena | 81.8% | 220 | 180 | 40 | |
| Smiley, Jennifer | 78.8% | 255 | 201 | 54 | |
| Rauenzahn, MaryKay | 78.7% | 127 | 100 | 27 | |
| Hockensmith, Mark | 73.1% | 201 | 147 | 54 | |
| Ohanesian, Nicholas | 71.8% | 71 | 51 | 20 | |
| Alden, Randolph W | 66.4% | 214 | 142 | 72 | |
| Labrum, Robert J | 66.0% | 215 | 142 | 73 | |
| Day, Kelley | 65.0% | 214 | 139 | 75 | |
| Kramzyk, Henry | 64.9% | 114 | 74 | 40 | |
| Walter, Nicholas | 61.1% | 208 | 127 | 81 | |
| Waller, Robert | 60.7% | 61 | 37 | 24 | |
| Valkavich, Helen | 60.0% | 270 | 162 | 108 | |
| Cabotaje, Michael | 59.2% | 76 | 45 | 31 | |
| DiMaggio Wallis, Sandra R | 59.2% | 240 | 142 | 98 | |
| Carr, Michael | 58.7% | 46 | 27 | 19 | |
| Lucas, Brian | 58.1% | 353 | 205 | 148 | |
| Ferguson, Jeffrey A | 57.1% | 56 | 32 | 24 | |
| Nagle, Kim Soo | 56.1% | 221 | 124 | 97 | |
| Eiler, Kathleen H | 54.0% | 200 | 108 | 92 | |
| Fuller, Roxanne | 53.3% | 90 | 48 | 42 | |
| Benton, Amy | 51.5% | 33 | 17 | 16 | |
| Pierce, Katie H | 48.2% | 85 | 41 | 44 | |
| Dillon, Christopher | 44.4% | 81 | 36 | 45 | |
| Beatty, Gregory M. | 35.1% | 74 | 26 | 48 | |
| Wexler, April M | 25.0% | 40 | 10 | 30 |