Appointed September 2018 · President Donald Trump→ Attorney General Jeff Sessions
7 years on the immigration bench
Appointed under a Republican administration
Caseload & process (since 2021)
1,095
Completions per year
6,569 total
15.3%
Detained at decision
share of cases
14.4 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
18.2%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
1.9%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
13.8%
Appeals remanded or reversed
29 appeals decided
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
36%
211 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
6.1%
263 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
94.4%
89 decisions Moderate
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
100%⚠
2 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
93.3%⚠
30 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
98.8%
86 decisions Moderate
36%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 211 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
36%
This court
18.9%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the top 34% 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 · 165 decisions since 2021
43%
Without a lawyer⚠unrepresented · 46 decisions since 2021
10.9%
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).