Appointed August 2023 · President Joe Biden→ Attorney General Merrick Garland
3 years on the immigration bench
Appointed under a Democratic administration
Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Jennifer Kerby earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1991 and a Master of Education in 1995 from the University of Virginia and a Juris Doctor in 2002 from Georgia State University College of Law. From 2005 to 2023 she served as an attorney advisor at the Board of Immigration Appeals, Executive Office for Immigration Review. She is a member of the State Bar of Georgia and the Virginia State Bar.
Caseload & process (since 2021)
149
Completions per year
747 total
60.5%
Detained at decision
share of cases
0.1 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
1.3%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
16.2%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
—
Appeals remanded or reversed
only 5 appeals — too few
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
18%
133 decisions Moderate
Withholding / CAT
2.5%
200 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
0%⚠
8 decisions Too few cases
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
50%⚠
2 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
68.8%⚠
16 decisions Too few cases
18%
of asylum claims granted on the merits Moderate
Based on 133 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
18%
This court
22.2%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the bottom 36% 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 · 129 decisions since 2021
18.6%
Without a lawyer⚠unrepresented · 4 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.
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).