Lack of Social Security Disability Judges

I saw this article about the lack of Social Security Disability judges:

There are 1,025 judges currently at work, and the wait for an appeals hearing averages more than 500 days, compared with 258 in 2000. Without new judges, federal officials predict even longer waits.

That statistic is going to prove frustrating for many people. You can assume as the baby boomers age the time to receive a Social Security Disability hearing is only going to grow longer.