Appointed May 2023 · President Joe Biden→ Attorney General Merrick Garland
3 years on the immigration bench
Appointed under a Democratic administration
Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Angela Munro earned a Bachelor of Arts from Brown University in 2000, a Master of Arts from the Fletcher School at Tufts University in 2004, and a Juris Doctor from Northeastern University School of Law in 2008. She served as a judicial law clerk at the Boston Immigration Court (2008-2010) and as an attorney advisor at the Board of Immigration Appeals (2010-2023). Attorney General Merrick B. Garland appointed her to the Boston Immigration Court in May 2023.
Caseload & process (since 2021)
491
Completions per year
2,947 total
1.1%
Detained at decision
share of cases
34.8 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
2%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
6.5%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
3.6%
Appeals remanded or reversed
137 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.
12.5%⚠
Bond requests granted
8 bond decisions Too few cases
$6,500
Median bond when set
2 bonds with amounts
0%
Released on own recognizance
This judge 12.5%
Court average 40.1% · 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
45.6%
401 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
6.8%
370 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
68.4%⚠
19 decisions Too few cases
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
100%⚠
2 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
96.2%⚠
26 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
93.8%⚠
16 decisions Too few cases
45.6%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 401 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
45.6%
This court
40.2%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the top 24% 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 · 383 decisions since 2021
45.4%
Without a lawyer⚠unrepresented · 18 decisions since 2021
50%
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).