Appointed March 2022 · President Joe Biden→ Attorney General Merrick Garland
4 years on the immigration bench
Appointed under a Democratic administration
Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Charlesa E London was appointed as an Immigration Judge to begin hearing cases in March 2022. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1995 from SUNY Albany and a Juris Doctor in 2000 from Albany Law School. From 2009 to 2022, she served as an administrative law judge with the New York State Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board, in Garden City, New York. From 2005 to 2009, she served as an administrative law judge with the New York City Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings, Environmental Control Board. She maintained her own practice from 2002 to 2009 and earlier served as a judicial clerk for the Honorable James P. King with the New York State Court of Claims. Judge London is a member of the New York State Bar.
Caseload & process (since 2021)
373
Completions per year
1,493 total
0.3%
Detained at decision
share of cases
8.2 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
13.7%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
7.8%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
31.7%
Appeals remanded or reversed
104 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.
0%⚠
Bond requests granted
1 bond decision Too few cases
—
Median bond when set
—
Released on own recognizance
This judge 0%
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
30.1%
216 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
4.7%
300 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
62.5%⚠
8 decisions Too few cases
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
100%⚠
1 decision Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
100%⚠
8 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
100%⚠
12 decisions Too few cases
30.1%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 216 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
30.1%
This court
37.1%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the top 44% 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 · 210 decisions since 2021
31%
Without a lawyer⚠unrepresented · 6 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.
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).