Appointed May 2024 · President Joe Biden→ Attorney General Merrick Garland
2 years on the immigration bench
Appointed under a Democratic administration
Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Erin Gover earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2005 from Syracuse University and a Juris Doctor in 2008 from the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University. From 2008 to 2024, she served as an assistant corporation counsel and then assistant borough chief and deputy borough chief with the Law Department of the City of New York. Judge Gover is a member of the New York State Bar and the Connecticut Bar.
Caseload & process (since 2021)
667
Completions per year
4,000 total
6.1%
Detained at decision
share of cases
25.9 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
10.9%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
8.9%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
13.3%
Appeals remanded or reversed
195 appeals decided
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
53.8%
777 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
1.5%
1,164 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
56%⚠
25 decisions Too few cases
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
100%⚠
1 decision Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
100%⚠
23 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
90.3%
134 decisions Moderate
53.8%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 777 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
53.8%
This court
45.6%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the top 16% 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 · 732 decisions since 2021
54.4%
Without a lawyer⚠unrepresented · 45 decisions since 2021
44.4%
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).