The Honorable Immigration Judge Johanna P Gaymer
Philadelphia, PA Immigration Court
Appointed May 2026 · President Donald Trump → Attorney General Todd Blanche
Less than a year on the immigration bench
Appointed under a Republican administration
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Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Johanna P Gaymer earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science and English in 2010 from Fordham University Lincoln Center and a Juris Doctor in 2013 from the University of Iowa College of Law. From May 2022 to April 2026, she held assistant chief counsel positions with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in New York and Philadelphia. She was appointed to the Philadelphia Immigration Court in May 2026 as part of the largest class of immigration judges in EOIR history.
Caseload & process (since 2021)
3
Completions per year
3 total
0%
Detained at decision
share of cases
92.7 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
0%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
0%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
—
Appeals remanded or reversed
This judge has no asylum decisions on the merits in this period (since 2021).
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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).