Appointed October 2019 · President Donald Trump→ Attorney General William P. Barr
6 years on the immigration bench
Appointed under a Republican administration
Caseload & process (since 2021)
625
Completions per year
1,876 total
19%
Detained at decision
share of cases
30.9 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
6.8%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
6.5%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
14.8%
Appeals remanded or reversed
54 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.
14.3%
Bond requests granted
126 bond decisions Moderate
$4,000
Median bond when set
18 bonds with amounts
0%
Released on own recognizance
This judge 14.3%
Court average 24% · median $10,000
National 41.9% · median $6,500
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
37.2%
148 decisions Moderate
Withholding / CAT
5.3%
206 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
11.9%⚠
42 decisions Too few cases
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
20%⚠
5 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
70%⚠
20 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
64.7%
68 decisions Moderate
37.2%
of asylum claims granted on the merits Moderate
Based on 148 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
37.2%
This court
14.1%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the top 33% 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 · 134 decisions since 2021
38.8%
Without a lawyer⚠unrepresented · 14 decisions since 2021
21.4%
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.
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).