Sterling, VA Immigration Court

30 judges with decisions since 2021 · Court asylum grant rate 26.1% (14,938 decisions)
Judges (most asylum decisions first)
Jason L PopeSterling, VAAppointed May 2019 · President Donald Trump → AG William P. Barr
25.7%asylum · 1,517 decisions
Luther M SnavelySterling, VAAppointed March 2022 · President Joe Biden → AG Merrick Garland
8.5%asylum · 1,088 decisions
Xavier Francois Nicola RacineSterling, VAAppointed August 2022 · President Joe Biden → AG Merrick Garland
29%asylum · 952 decisions
Lucy BaezSterling, VAAppointed October 2022 · President Joe Biden → AG Merrick Garland
22.6%asylum · 828 decisions
Sarah Beth YeomansSterling, VAAppointed February 2023 · President Joe Biden → AG Merrick Garland
32.6%asylum · 800 decisions
Lisa A de CardonaSterling, VAAppointed August 2016 · President Barack Obama → AG Loretta E. Lynch
20.2%asylum · 767 decisions
Julia E EgySterling, VAAppointed August 2022 · President Joe Biden → AG Merrick Garland
25.8%asylum · 732 decisions
Illya-Karina J BonetSterling, VAAppointed March 2022 · President Joe Biden → AG Merrick Garland
22.8%asylum · 731 decisions
George James Ward Jr.Sterling, VAAppointed August 2018 · President Donald Trump → AG Jeff Sessions
18.8%asylum · 712 decisions
Laura WyrosdickSterling, VAAppointed March 2022 · President Joe Biden → AG Merrick Garland
49.6%asylum · 685 decisions
James T DehnSterling, VAAppointed August 2022 · President Joe Biden → AG Merrick Garland
28%asylum · 644 decisions
Bobbie C MastersSterling, VAAppointed March 2022 · President Joe Biden → AG Merrick Garland
13.7%asylum · 606 decisions
Chase Calder ClevelandSterling, VAAppointed November 2024 · President Joe Biden → AG Merrick Garland
11.2%asylum · 597 decisions
Kristie A PadronSterling, VAAppointed March 2022 · President Joe Biden → AG Merrick Garland
40.9%asylum · 535 decisions
Jennifer E PiateskiSterling, VAAppointed December 2021 · President Joe Biden → AG Merrick Garland
20.6%asylum · 519 decisions
Karen Marquez-CasillasSterling, VAAppointed May 2024 · President Joe Biden → AG Merrick Garland
12.8%asylum · 478 decisions
Matthew GordonSterling, VAAppointed March 2022 · President Joe Biden → AG Merrick Garland
39.1%asylum · 435 decisions
Michael P DavisSterling, VAAppointed August 2022 · President Joe Biden → AG Merrick Garland
35.6%asylum · 399 decisions
Jennie L KneedlerSterling, VAAppointed February 2023 · President Joe Biden → AG Merrick Garland
34.5%asylum · 397 decisions
Luisa SantiagoSterling, VAAppointed December 2021 · President Joe Biden → AG Merrick Garland
21.3%asylum · 390 decisions
Erin AlexanderSterling, VAAppointed December 2020 · President Donald Trump → AG William P. Barr
55.9%asylum · 331 decisions
John M GilliesSterling, VAAppointed February 2018 · President Donald Trump → AG Jeff Sessions
34.5%asylum · 290 decisions
Megan B HerndonSterling, VAAppointed April 2021 · President Joe Biden → AG Merrick Garland
44.9%asylum · 185 decisions
Roxanne C HladylowyczSterling, VAAppointed June 1998 · President Bill Clinton → AG Janet Reno
57.9%asylum · 126 decisions
John P FucetolaSterling, VAAppointed March 2026 · President Donald Trump → AG Pamela Bondi
7.5%asylum · 53 decisions
Anupriya KrishnaSterling, VAAppointed March 2026 · President Donald Trump → AG Pamela Bondi
0%asylum · 51 decisions
Mary Catherine VergonaSterling, VAAppointed August 2022 · President Joe Biden → AG Merrick Garland
21.7%⚠asylum · 46 decisions
Stephen AlcornSterling, VAAppointed March 2026 · President Donald Trump → AG Pamela Bondi
0%⚠asylum · 44 decisions
Jean M KilkerSterling, VAAppointed May 2026 · President Donald Trump → AG Todd Blanche
—no asylum merits
Raymond J HartsoughSterling, VAAppointed July 2026 · President Donald Trump → AG Pamela Bondi
—no asylum merits
Tanya BenincasaSterling, VA
—no asylum merits