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Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Carrie C Johnson-Papillo earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2000 from Fairfield University and a Juris Doctor in 2003 from Washington University School of Law in Saint Louis. From 2008 to 2018, she served as a deputy chief counsel with the Office of Chief Counsel, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in New York. From 2005 to 2008, she served as the deputy chief in the Knowledge Management Division, Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, ICE, DHS, in Washington, D.C. From 2003 to 2005, she served as an assistant chief counsel, first in Newark and later in New York. Judge Johnson-Papillo is a member of the State Bar of New York.
Caseload & process (since 2021)
1,848
Completions per year
11,087 total
1.8%
Detained at decision
share of cases
32.2 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
20%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
6.6%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
0%
Appeals remanded or reversed
60 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.
16.1%⚠
Bond requests granted
31 bond decisions Too few cases
$10,000
Median bond when set
5 bonds with amounts
0%
Released on own recognizance
This judge 16.1%
Court average 0% · median $10,000
National 41.9% · median $6,500
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
20.3%
1,144 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
3.1%
1,462 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
24.1%
137 decisions Moderate
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
100%⚠
10 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
96.5%
141 decisions Moderate
Voluntary departure
96.5%
114 decisions Moderate
20.3%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 1,144 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
20.3%
This court
57.3%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the bottom 41% 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 · 923 decisions since 2021
24.2%
Without a lawyerunrepresented · 221 decisions since 2021
4.1%
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).