Miami, FL Immigration Court

34 judges with decisions since 2021 · Court asylum grant rate 20.1% (11,276 decisions)
Judges (most asylum decisions first)
Christine ReisMiami, FLAppointed March 2022 · President Joe Biden → AG Merrick Garland
22.2%asylum · 965 decisions
Jose RiveraMiami, FLAppointed June 2020 · President Donald Trump → AG William P. Barr
13.3%asylum · 934 decisions
Thomas AyzeMiami, FLAppointed May 2019 · President Donald Trump → AG William P. Barr
12.5%asylum · 864 decisions
Javier E BalasquideMiami, FLAppointed July 2006 · President George W. Bush → AG Alberto Gonzales
19.9%asylum · 700 decisions
Abraham L BurgessMiami, FLAppointed May 2019 · President Donald Trump → AG William P. Barr
28.5%asylum · 655 decisions
Michael G WalleisaMiami, FLAppointed August 2018 · President Donald Trump → AG Jeff Sessions
16%asylum · 530 decisions
Scott G AlexanderMiami, FLAppointed March 1997 · President Bill Clinton → AG Janet Reno
17.2%asylum · 494 decisions
Maria UbarriMiami, FLAppointed December 2020 · President Donald Trump → AG William P. Barr
47%asylum · 489 decisions
Monica NeumannMiami, FLAppointed August 2023 · President Joe Biden → AG Merrick Garland
6.2%asylum · 450 decisions
Lourdes Martinez-EsquivelMiami, FLAppointed April 2009 · President Barack Obama → AG Eric H. Holder Jr.
7.9%asylum · 431 decisions
Lakshmi HermanMiami, FLAppointed March 2020 · President Donald Trump → AG William P. Barr
14.5%asylum · 408 decisions
Madeline GarciaMiami, FLAppointed 2011 · President Barack Obama → AG Eric H. Holder Jr.
13.2%asylum · 408 decisions
Stephen E ManderMiami, FLAppointed March 1995 · President Bill Clinton → AG Janet Reno
34.2%asylum · 389 decisions
Rico M SogocioMiami, FLAppointed October 2016 · President Barack Obama → AG Loretta E. Lynch
18.8%asylum · 383 decisions
Irene M RecioMiami, FLAppointed October 2019 · President Donald Trump → AG William P. Barr
27.3%asylum · 352 decisions
Denise A. Marks LaneMiami, FLAppointed September 1994 · President Bill Clinton → AG Janet Reno
21.3%asylum · 334 decisions
Dalin R HolyoakMiami, FLAppointed June 2015 · President Barack Obama → AG Eric H. Holder Jr.
19.5%asylum · 302 decisions
J. Daniel DowellMiami, FLAppointed December 1990 · President George H. W. Bush → AG Dick Thornburgh
14.6%asylum · 288 decisions
Michelle AranetaMiami, FLAppointed May 2019 · President Donald Trump → AG William P. Barr
17.5%asylum · 263 decisions
Anthony E MaingotMiami, FLAppointed April 2017 · President Barack Obama → AG Loretta E. Lynch
36.1%asylum · 244 decisions
Lourdes Rodriguez De JonghMiami, FLAppointed March 2008 · President George W. Bush → AG Michael B. Mukasey
32%asylum · 244 decisions
Christian M PressmanMiami, FLAppointed December 2018 · President Donald Trump → AG Matthew Whitaker
38.6%asylum · 233 decisions
Rohit KhannaMiami, FLAppointed November 2023 · President Joe Biden → AG Merrick Garland
13.3%asylum · 226 decisions
Rene D MateoMiami, FLAppointed January 2009 · President George W. Bush → AG Michael B. Mukasey
11.4%asylum · 219 decisions
Marsha K NettlesMiami, FLAppointed February 2005 · President George W. Bush → AG Alberto Gonzales
14.4%asylum · 174 decisions
Lilliana Torreh-BayouthMiami, FLAppointed December 1995 · President Bill Clinton → AG Janet Reno
21.9%asylum · 151 decisions
Michael C HornMiami, FLAppointed November 1983 · President Ronald Reagan → AG William French Smith
29.3%asylum · 99 decisions
Gabriel C VidelaMiami, FLAppointed February 1994 · President Bill Clinton → AG Janet Reno
30.8%⚠asylum · 26 decisions
Deborah K GoodwinMiami, FLAppointed February 2017 · President Barack Obama → AG Loretta E. Lynch
0%⚠asylum · 18 decisions
Morgan C KimMiami, FLAppointed March 2026 · President Donald Trump → AG Pamela Bondi
0%⚠asylum · 2 decisions
Martinez JosephMiami, FLAppointed May 2026 · President Donald Trump → AG Pamela Bondi
0%⚠asylum · 1 decision
Joe BovinoMiami, FL
—no asylum merits
Louisville Visiting Judge 1Miami, FL
—no asylum merits
Michael J GrossMiami, FLAppointed May 2026 · President Donald Trump → AG Todd Blanche
—no asylum merits
William D DillMiami, FLAppointed July 2026 · President Donald Trump → AG Pamela Bondi
—no asylum merits