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Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Adam Panopoulos earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2006 from the University of Pennsylvania and a Juris Doctor in 2010 from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. Before his appointment, he served as an assistant chief counsel for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in New York City (2014-2022) and in Harlingen, Texas (2012-2014), and as a judicial law clerk and attorney advisor at the Atlanta Immigration Court through the Attorney General's Honors Program (2010-2012).
Caseload & process (since 2021)
650
Completions per year
3,900 total
71%
Detained at decision
share of cases
2.8 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
0.7%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
8%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
12.1%
Appeals remanded or reversed
282 appeals decided
Bond decisions
Custody redetermination (bond) rulings since 2021.
"Granted" means the judge lowered the bond, ordered release on recognizance, or otherwise granted the request.
42.7%
Bond requests granted
1,452 bond decisions High confidence
$6,500
Median bond when set
620 bonds with amounts
0.6%
Released on own recognizance
This judge 42.7%
Court average 39.6% · median $6,500
National 41.9% · median $6,500
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
20.8%
491 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
6.3%
886 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
17.2%
64 decisions Moderate
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
57.9%⚠
19 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
48%⚠
25 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
62.3%
762 decisions High confidence
20.8%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 491 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
20.8%
This court
19.8%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the bottom 42% of the 825 judges nationally with enough cases to compare.
Does a lawyer matter here?
Asylum grant rate by whether the person had legal representation.
With a lawyerrepresented · 393 decisions since 2021
23.7%
Without a lawyerunrepresented · 98 decisions since 2021
9.2%
Asylum grant rate over time
Each point is that calendar year's grant rate, back to 2015 where the judge was deciding cases — the longer career view. Dashed grey line = current national average (31.8%). Headline rates above use 2021 – today.
* 2026 is a partial year (data through 06/01/2026) and is incomplete.
Courts where this judge has decided cases
Hearing locations for cases this judge completed since 2021, by number of decisions.
Many judges hear cases from more than one court (detained facilities, video dockets, or reassignments).