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Updated July 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
WICHITA
Avg processing
284days
+18 vs national
Processing time
284
9.5 months
Hearing wait
9.0
months (current)
Cases pending
813
FY receipts
645
FY dispositions
826
Active judges
5
Video hearings
72%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
57.5%
-0.2 vs avg
Backlog ratio
0.78
Shrinking
Rank
#129
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 72 daysAvg · 266 daysSlowest · 680 days
The draw · approval spread across 5 judges
28%
79%
0%Median 47.3%100%
At WICHITA, approval rates range from 27.6% (Toth, Susan) to 79.4% (Page, David) — a 52-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 (47.3%), not the best case.
Judges at WICHITA (5)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Page, David | 79.4% | 315 | 250 | 65 | |
| Cerulli, Nicholas | 62.8% | 156 | 98 | 58 | |
| Evans, Edward | 47.3% | 311 | 147 | 164 | |
| Leary, Mary | 47.1% | 51 | 24 | 27 | |
| Toth, Susan | 27.6% | 134 | 37 | 97 |