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Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Anna Adams earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1992 from the University of Central Florida and a Juris Doctor in 1996 from the Florida State University College of Law. She served as a staff attorney for the Ninth Judicial Circuit (1996-1998), an associate attorney with Tangel-Rodriguez & Associates (1998-2006) and Perla & Associates, PA (2006-2007), and an assistant chief counsel with the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, in Orlando from 2007 to 2022. Judge Adams is a member of the Florida Bar.
Caseload & process (since 2021)
1,688
Completions per year
10,130 total
3.9%
Detained at decision
share of cases
20.5 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
18.6%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
4.3%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
0%
Appeals remanded or reversed
27 appeals decided
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
25.1%
626 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
3.3%
814 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
0%⚠
17 decisions Too few cases
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
100%⚠
1 decision Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
47.6%⚠
21 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
89.7%
68 decisions Moderate
25.1%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 626 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
25.1%
This court
22.4%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the bottom 49% 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 · 554 decisions since 2021
26.4%
Without a lawyerunrepresented · 72 decisions since 2021
15.3%
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).