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Caseload & process (since 2021)
1,660
Completions per year
9,958 total
3.1%
Detained at decision
share of cases
26.5 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
14%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
5.3%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
10.2%
Appeals remanded or reversed
118 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.
12.5%⚠
Bond requests granted
48 bond decisions Too few cases
$1,500
Median bond when set
5 bonds with amounts
0%
Released on own recognizance
This judge 12.5%
Court average 26.6% · median $6,000
National 41.9% · median $6,500
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
30.9%
834 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
2.5%
1,043 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
56.9%
65 decisions Moderate
Adjustment of status (245)
91.6%
83 decisions Moderate
Voluntary departure
86.6%
231 decisions High confidence
30.9%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 834 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
30.9%
This court
45.6%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the top 42% 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 · 799 decisions since 2021
31%
Without a lawyer⚠unrepresented · 35 decisions since 2021
28.6%
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).