Appointed June 2016 · President Barack Obama→ Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch
10 years on the immigration bench
Appointed under a Democratic administration
Caseload & process (since 2021)
427
Completions per year
1,280 total
0.1%
Detained at decision
share of cases
8.1 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
23.2%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
7.1%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
7.5%
Appeals remanded or reversed
53 appeals decided
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
42.5%
153 decisions Moderate
Withholding / CAT
3.3%
181 decisions Moderate
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
61.8%⚠
34 decisions Too few cases
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
100%⚠
2 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
100%
54 decisions Moderate
Voluntary departure
96.2%
52 decisions Moderate
42.5%
of asylum claims granted on the merits Moderate
Based on 153 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
42.5%
This court
36.1%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the top 27% 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 · 126 decisions since 2021
50.8%
Without a lawyer⚠unrepresented · 27 decisions since 2021
3.7%
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).