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Updated July 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
WASHINGTON
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%
+3.1 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 55.5%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 (55.5%), not the best case.
Judges at WASHINGTON (15)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartledge, James Cole | 96.0% | 225 | 216 | 9 | |
| Bryant, S | 88.1% | 336 | 296 | 40 | |
| Blount, NaKeisha | 84.2% | 279 | 235 | 44 | |
| Forrest-Doyle, Mary | 79.4% | 175 | 139 | 36 | |
| Cutlar, Malik | 65.9% | 223 | 147 | 76 | |
| Haaversen, Hortensia | 65.4% | 353 | 231 | 122 | |
| Chaykin, Benjamin | 64.5% | 313 | 202 | 111 | |
| Ayer, F. H. | 55.5% | 301 | 167 | 134 | |
| Hannan, Bonnie | 54.5% | 345 | 188 | 157 | |
| Begley, David | 53.5% | 155 | 83 | 72 | |
| Kotval, Raghav | 51.6% | 192 | 99 | 93 | |
| Emerson, Andrew | 50.6% | 239 | 121 | 118 | |
| Moldafsky, Gregory | 36.1% | 202 | 73 | 129 | |
| Krasnow, M. | 35.8% | 268 | 96 | 172 | |
| Kim, T. | 30.6% | 324 | 99 | 225 |