The Honorable Immigration Judge Ashley Gadson-Andrews
Los Angeles — West, CA Immigration Court
Appointed August 2022 · President Joe Biden→ Attorney General Merrick Garland(AG inferred from date)
4 years on the immigration bench
Appointed under a Democratic administration
Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Ashley Gadson-Andrews earned a Bachelor of Science in 2008 from the University of Arizona Eller College of Management and a Juris Doctor in 2011 from the University of Southern California Gould School of Law. From 2013 to 2022, she served as a deputy district attorney at the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office, and earlier worked as a trial attorney with the Los Angeles Dependency Lawyers (2012-2013).
Caseload & process (since 2021)
603
Completions per year
3,619 total
10.4%
Detained at decision
share of cases
14.3 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
19.2%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
4.6%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
—
Appeals remanded or reversed
only 12 appeals — too few
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
35.3%
278 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
3.3%
333 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
14.3%⚠
7 decisions Too few cases
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
85.7%⚠
7 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
100%⚠
9 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
100%⚠
15 decisions Too few cases
35.3%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 278 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
35.3%
This court
32.6%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the top 36% 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 · 256 decisions since 2021
37.9%
Without a lawyer⚠unrepresented · 22 decisions since 2021
4.5%
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).