Appointed December 2021 · President Joe Biden→ Attorney General Merrick Garland
4 years on the immigration bench
Appointed under a Democratic administration
Caseload & process (since 2021)
362
Completions per year
1,086 total
0.3%
Detained at decision
share of cases
43.2 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
26.9%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
6.2%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
—
Appeals remanded or reversed
only 16 appeals — too few
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
35.8%
95 decisions Moderate
Withholding / CAT
0.8%
126 decisions Moderate
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
33.3%⚠
3 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
95.7%⚠
23 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
60%⚠
5 decisions Too few cases
35.8%
of asylum claims granted on the merits Moderate
Based on 95 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
35.8%
This court
32.4%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the top 35% 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 · 95 decisions since 2021
35.8%
Without a lawyerunrepresented
no data
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.
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).