Appointed September 1995 · President Bill Clinton→ Attorney General Janet Reno(AG inferred from date)
30 years on the immigration bench
Appointed under a Democratic administration
Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Elizabeth A. Lamb received a Bachelor of Arts from the College of Mount Saint Vincent in 1968 and a Juris Doctor from St. John's University in 1975. She was in private practice in New York from 1983 to 1995, served as an adjunct professor at Manhattan Community College (1990-1992), and worked as an immigration consultant attorney for the Archdiocese of New York (1987-1995). Earlier she was a senior equal employment attorney for St. Regis Paper Company (1980-1983) and a lawyer for the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services (1978-1980). She is a member of the New York Bar.
Caseload & process (since 2021)
1
Completions per year
1 total
0%
Detained at decision
share of cases
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Median time to decision
from case start
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Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
0%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
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Appeals remanded or reversed
This judge has no asylum decisions on the merits in this period (since 2021).
Representation comparison unavailable.
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).