Appointed May 2023 · President Joe Biden→ Attorney General Merrick Garland
3 years on the immigration bench
Appointed under a Democratic administration
Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Gabrielle Jones earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1998 from McNeese State University and a Juris Doctor in 2001 from the Southern University Law Center. From 2014 to 2023 she served as deputy directing attorney of the Family Justice Project at a Legal Aid Center in Nevada. Earlier she worked as a domestic violence attorney (2008-2014), managing attorney of the Louisiana Civil Justice Center (2006-2007), and a litigation and foreclosure attorney (2002-2005). She is a member of the District of Columbia Bar, the Louisiana State Bar, and the State Bar of Nevada.
Caseload & process (since 2021)
1,458
Completions per year
7,289 total
1.1%
Detained at decision
share of cases
19.9 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
21.6%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
2.7%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
—
Appeals remanded or reversed
only 14 appeals — too few
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
45.6%
412 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
2%
698 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
50%⚠
2 decisions Too few cases
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
100%⚠
1 decision Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
100%⚠
1 decision Too few cases
Voluntary departure
100%⚠
19 decisions Too few cases
45.6%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 412 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
45.6%
This court
28.3%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the top 24% 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 · 387 decisions since 2021
43.9%
Without a lawyer⚠unrepresented · 25 decisions since 2021
72%
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).