Appointed September 2016 · President Barack Obama→ Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch
9 years on the immigration bench
Appointed under a Democratic administration
Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Jennifer I Peyton earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1994 from Trinity College and a Juris Doctor in 1998 from Case Western Reserve University School of Law. She was a partner at Brown LLC in 2016 and managing partner of her own firm in Cleveland from 2003 to 2016. She also served as an adjunct professor at Case Western Reserve University School of Law and Cleveland-Marshall College of Law. She is a member of the Ohio State Bar.
Caseload & process (since 2021)
387
Completions per year
2,322 total
9.8%
Detained at decision
share of cases
37.2 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
7.3%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
1.3%
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.
54.9%
Bond requests granted
71 bond decisions Moderate
$3,500
Median bond when set
17 bonds with amounts
0%
Released on own recognizance
This judge 54.9%
Court average 56.1% · median $3,500
National 41.9% · median $6,500
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
78.7%
136 decisions Moderate
Withholding / CAT
14.1%
64 decisions Moderate
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
92.1%
177 decisions Moderate
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
100%⚠
5 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
98.1%
104 decisions Moderate
Voluntary departure
78%⚠
41 decisions Too few cases
78.7%
of asylum claims granted on the merits Moderate
Based on 136 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
78.7%
This court
45.7%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the top 5% 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 · 135 decisions since 2021
78.5%
Without a lawyer⚠unrepresented · 1 decision since 2021
100%
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).