Appointed October 2025 · President Donald Trump→ Attorney General Pamela Bondi
Less than a year on the immigration bench
Appointed under a Republican administration
Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Barbara Corkery earned a Bachelor of Science in 1993 from the University of Maryland at College Park and a Juris Doctor in 1997 from The Catholic University of America. Before her appointment, she served as a patent attorney with the Naval Sea Systems Command at the Department of the Navy (2008-2025), as an associate attorney with Baker & Hostetler (2007-2008), as an attorney advisor at the U.S. International Trade Commission (2002-2006), and as an associate attorney with Morgan Lewis and Pillsbury Winthrop (1998-2001).
Caseload & process (since 2021)
78
Completions per year
157 total
93.6%
Detained at decision
share of cases
4.7 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
0%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
39.5%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
—
Appeals remanded or reversed
only 5 appeals — too few
Bond decisions
Custody redetermination (bond) rulings since 2021.
"Granted" means the judge lowered the bond, ordered release on recognizance, or otherwise granted the request.
50%⚠
Bond requests granted
4 bond decisions Too few cases
$11,250
Median bond when set
2 bonds with amounts
0%
Released on own recognizance
This judge 50%
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
4.8%⚠
42 decisions Too few cases
Withholding / CAT
3.8%
79 decisions Moderate
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
15%⚠
20 decisions Too few cases
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
100%⚠
1 decision Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
16.7%⚠
6 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
100%⚠
46 decisions Too few cases
4.8%⚠
of asylum claims granted on the merits
Based on 42 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021. Fewer than 50 — treat this figure with caution.
This judge
4.8%
This court
19.8%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
Does a lawyer matter here?
Asylum grant rate by whether the person had legal representation.
With a lawyer⚠represented · 35 decisions since 2021
5.7%
Without a lawyer⚠unrepresented · 7 decisions since 2021
0%
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).