Appointed April 1990 · President George H. W. Bush→ Attorney General Dick Thornburgh(AG inferred from date)
36 years on the immigration bench
Appointed under a Republican administration
Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge John W. Richardson earned a Bachelor of Science in 1965 and a Juris Doctor in 1968, both from the University of Kentucky. Before his appointment, he served for more than two decades in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps (1968-1990), holding positions including trial attorney, trial judge, regional defense counsel, legislative counsel to the Secretary of the Army, and director of Senate Affairs for the Secretary of Defense.
Caseload & process (since 2021)
1
Completions per year
1 total
100%
Detained at decision
share of cases
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Median time to decision
from case start
0%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
0%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
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Appeals remanded or reversed
This judge has no asylum decisions on the merits in this period (since 2021).
Representation comparison unavailable.
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).