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Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Christine Reis earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1995 from the University of California, Irvine and a Juris Doctor in 1998 from St. Thomas University School of Law. Before her appointment, she served from 2005 to 2022 as the program director and managing attorney for the Human Rights Institute at St. Thomas University College of Law in Miami.
Caseload & process (since 2021)
1,757
Completions per year
10,543 total
2%
Detained at decision
share of cases
15.4 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
17.7%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
7.5%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
3.4%
Appeals remanded or reversed
529 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.
76.5%⚠
Bond requests granted
17 bond decisions Too few cases
$3,000
Median bond when set
12 bonds with amounts
0%
Released on own recognizance
This judge 76.5%
National 41.9% · median $6,500
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
22.2%
965 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
0.8%
1,437 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
90%⚠
10 decisions Too few cases
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
100%⚠
2 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
92.9%⚠
14 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
98.4%
122 decisions Moderate
22.2%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 965 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
22.2%
This court
20.2%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the bottom 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 · 712 decisions since 2021
23.9%
Without a lawyerunrepresented · 253 decisions since 2021
17.4%
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).