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Updated July 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
TUPELO
Avg processing
236days
-30 vs national
Processing time
236
7.9 months
Hearing wait
9.0
months (current)
Cases pending
1,388
FY receipts
1,153
FY dispositions
971
Active judges
5
Video hearings
0%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
67.5%
+9.8 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.19
Growing
Rank
#21
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 72 daysAvg · 266 daysSlowest · 680 days
The draw · approval spread across 4 judges
61%
74%
0%Median 67.6%100%
At TUPELO, approval rates range from 61.2% (Lott, Roger) to 73.9% (Mashburn, Shannon) — a 13-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 (67.6%), not the best case.
Judges at TUPELO (5)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draper, Jo Ann | 87.5% | 16 | 14 | 2 | |
| Mashburn, Shannon | 73.9% | 379 | 280 | 99 | |
| Jones, Brian | 72.6% | 157 | 114 | 43 | |
| DeGruy, Elizabeth | 62.7% | 166 | 104 | 62 | |
| Lott, Roger | 61.2% | 425 | 260 | 165 |