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Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Charles R Conroy earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1993 from St. Michael's College and a Juris Doctor in 1999 from Vermont Law School. From 2016 to 2017, he was a supervising attorney in the Immigration Law Unit of The Legal Aid Society, in New York. From 2013 to 2016, he was an immigration attorney at the Law Offices of Charles R. Conroy, PLLC, in New York. From 2012 to 2013, he was an immigration staff attorney at the Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem. From 2006 to 2012, he was an immigration staff attorney at the Legal Aid Society of the Orange County Bar Association Inc., in Orlando, Florida. Earlier, he held roles as corporate counsel at AEGON USA Inc., an associate in Miami, a securities enforcement attorney in Vermont, and an associate in Burlington. Judge Conroy is a member of the Florida, New York, and Vermont State Bars, and the District of Columbia Bar.
Caseload & process (since 2021)
793
Completions per year
4,757 total
27.7%
Detained at decision
share of cases
16.6 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
11%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
11.4%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
22.6%
Appeals remanded or reversed
265 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.
28.4%
Bond requests granted
282 bond decisions High confidence
$7,000
Median bond when set
76 bonds with amounts
0%
Released on own recognizance
This judge 28.4%
Court average 35.8% · median $7,500
National 41.9% · median $6,500
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
22.9%
462 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
3.4%
732 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
14.3%
56 decisions Moderate
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
12.5%⚠
16 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
37.9%⚠
29 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
70.4%
108 decisions Moderate
22.9%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 462 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
22.9%
This court
37.1%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the bottom 46% 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 · 451 decisions since 2021
23.3%
Without a lawyer⚠unrepresented · 11 decisions since 2021
9.1%
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).