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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
WASHINGTON
Region 03Rank #113 of 160
Avg processing
273days
+7 vs national
Processing time
273
9.1 months
Hearing wait
8.0
months (current)
Cases pending
6,480
FY receipts
7,116
FY dispositions
3,601
Active judges
15
Video hearings
0%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
60.9%
+3.2 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.98
Growing
Rank
#113
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 72 daysAvg · 266 daysSlowest · 680 days
The draw · approval spread across 15 judges
31%
96%
0%Median 55.7%100%
At WASHINGTON, approval rates range from 30.6% (Kim, T.) to 96.0% (Cartledge, James Cole) — a 65-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 (55.7%), not the best case.
Judges at WASHINGTON (15)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartledge, James Cole | 96.0% | 225 | 216 | 9 | |
| Bryant, S | 87.6% | 290 | 254 | 36 | |
| Forrest-Doyle, Mary | 85.4% | 164 | 140 | 24 | |
| Blount, NaKeisha | 84.1% | 233 | 196 | 37 | |
| Cutlar, Malik | 66.5% | 203 | 135 | 68 | |
| Haaversen, Hortensia | 65.4% | 295 | 193 | 102 | |
| Chaykin, Benjamin | 65.1% | 272 | 177 | 95 | |
| Hannan, Bonnie | 55.7% | 305 | 170 | 135 | |
| Begley, David | 53.9% | 141 | 76 | 65 | |
| Ayer, F. H. | 53.5% | 256 | 137 | 119 | |
| Emerson, Andrew | 50.0% | 206 | 103 | 103 | |
| Kotval, Raghav | 49.6% | 141 | 70 | 71 | |
| Krasnow, M. | 36.2% | 221 | 80 | 141 | |
| Moldafsky, Gregory | 36.1% | 202 | 73 | 129 | |
| Kim, T. | 30.6% | 324 | 99 | 225 |