Appointed August 2023 · President Joe Biden→ Attorney General Merrick Garland
3 years on the immigration bench
Appointed under a Democratic administration
Caseload & process (since 2021)
742
Completions per year
2,968 total
3.7%
Detained at decision
share of cases
3.9 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
11.3%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
2.9%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
—
Appeals remanded or reversed
only 9 appeals — too few
Bond decisions
Custody redetermination (bond) rulings since 2021.
"Granted" means the judge lowered the bond, ordered release on recognizance, or otherwise granted the request.
50%⚠
Bond requests granted
2 bond decisions Too few cases
$30,000
Median bond when set
1 bonds with amounts
0%
Released on own recognizance
This judge 50%
Court average 0%
National 41.9% · median $6,500
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
45.4%
152 decisions Moderate
Withholding / CAT
8%
163 decisions Moderate
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
71.4%⚠
7 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
77.8%⚠
9 decisions Too few cases
45.4%
of asylum claims granted on the merits Moderate
Based on 152 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
45.4%
This court
37%
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 · 144 decisions since 2021
45.8%
Without a lawyer⚠unrepresented · 8 decisions since 2021
37.5%
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).