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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
WASHINGTON
Region 03Rank #106 of 160
Avg processing
270days
+6 vs national
Processing time
270
9.0 months
Hearing wait
8.0
months (current)
Cases pending
6,383
FY receipts
6,495
FY dispositions
3,077
Active judges
15
Video hearings
0%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
60.1%
+2.3 vs avg
Backlog ratio
2.11
Growing
Rank
#106
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 73 daysAvg · 264 daysSlowest · 673 days
The draw · approval spread across 15 judges
31%
96%
0%Median 55.8%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 (55.8%), not the best case.
Judges at WASHINGTON (15)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartledge, James Cole | 96.0% | 225 | 216 | 9 | |
| Bryant, S | 86.6% | 253 | 219 | 34 | |
| Forrest-Doyle, Mary | 85.4% | 164 | 140 | 24 | |
| Blount, NaKeisha | 83.9% | 211 | 177 | 34 | |
| Chaykin, Benjamin | 65.2% | 233 | 152 | 81 | |
| Cutlar, Malik | 64.7% | 184 | 119 | 65 | |
| Haaversen, Hortensia | 63.9% | 263 | 168 | 95 | |
| Hannan, Bonnie | 55.8% | 274 | 153 | 121 | |
| Begley, David | 54.4% | 114 | 62 | 52 | |
| Ayer, F. H. | 51.6% | 217 | 112 | 105 | |
| Kotval, Raghav | 50.0% | 138 | 69 | 69 | |
| Emerson, Andrew | 49.2% | 177 | 87 | 90 | |
| Moldafsky, Gregory | 36.1% | 202 | 73 | 129 | |
| Krasnow, M. | 33.8% | 207 | 70 | 137 | |
| Kim, T. | 30.6% | 324 | 99 | 225 |