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Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Jennifer M Riedthaler-Williams earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1998 from Baldwin Wallace College, a Juris Doctor in 2001 from Case Western Reserve University School of Law, and a Master of Public Administration in 2006 from Cleveland State University. She served as a judicial magistrate with the Lorain County Domestic Relations Court (2017-2019) and worked in the Lorain County Prosecutor's Office (2001-2017), handling felony criminal, juvenile, and felony non-support cases. She is a member of the Ohio Bar.
Caseload & process (since 2021)
1,160
Completions per year
6,958 total
23.4%
Detained at decision
share of cases
17.4 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
24.9%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
7.8%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
75.1%
Appeals remanded or reversed
209 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.
18.2%
Bond requests granted
401 bond decisions High confidence
$30,000
Median bond when set
71 bonds with amounts
0%
Released on own recognizance
This judge 18.2%
Court average 37.1% · 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
15.2%
387 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
3%
673 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
50.6%
87 decisions Moderate
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
33.3%⚠
3 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
81.2%⚠
16 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
97.8%
407 decisions High confidence
15.2%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 387 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
15.2%
This court
19.3%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the bottom 32% 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 · 329 decisions since 2021
17.6%
Without a lawyerunrepresented · 58 decisions since 2021
1.7%
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).