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Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Ghunise L Coaxum earned a Bachelor of Science in 1991 from the University of Florida and a Juris Doctor in 1995 from the University of Florida College of Law. From 2000 to 2023 she served as bar counsel for the Florida Bar in Orlando. She previously served as a senior attorney with the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Real Estate (1998-2000), and as an assistant public defender for the Office of the Public Defender, 9th Judicial Circuit, in Orlando (1996-1998).
Caseload & process (since 2021)
1,608
Completions per year
9,646 total
4%
Detained at decision
share of cases
18.4 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
40.8%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
8.3%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
2.9%
Appeals remanded or reversed
35 appeals decided
Bond decisions
Custody redetermination (bond) rulings since 2021.
"Granted" means the judge lowered the bond, ordered release on recognizance, or otherwise granted the request.
40.9%
Bond requests granted
66 bond decisions Moderate
$10,000
Median bond when set
27 bonds with amounts
0%
Released on own recognizance
This judge 40.9%
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
2.7%
702 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
1.3%
1,147 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
9.7%⚠
31 decisions Too few cases
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
100%⚠
1 decision Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
83.3%⚠
6 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
91.5%
82 decisions Moderate
2.7%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 702 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
2.7%
This court
10.8%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the bottom 4% 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 · 581 decisions since 2021
3.3%
Without a lawyerunrepresented · 121 decisions since 2021
0%
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).