Appointed June 2016 · President Barack Obama→ Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch
10 years on the immigration bench
Appointed under a Democratic administration
Caseload & process (since 2021)
340
Completions per year
1,360 total
81.5%
Detained at decision
share of cases
1.2 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
3.9%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
6.2%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
23.5%
Appeals remanded or reversed
34 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.
37.4%
Bond requests granted
99 bond decisions Moderate
$7,500
Median bond when set
37 bonds with amounts
2.7%
Released on own recognizance
This judge 37.4%
Court average 58.7% · median $8,000
National 41.9% · median $6,500
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
13.6%
221 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
2.9%
373 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
20%⚠
10 decisions Too few cases
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
4%⚠
25 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
66.7%⚠
3 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
61.3%⚠
31 decisions Too few cases
13.6%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 221 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
13.6%
This court
12.4%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the bottom 28% 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 · 84 decisions since 2021
13.1%
Without a lawyerunrepresented · 137 decisions since 2021
13.9%
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).