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Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Jonathan Reingold earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2004 from Bard College and a Juris Doctor in 2007 from New York Law School, followed by a fellowship in New York City Law (2007-2008). He served as a staff attorney at CAMBA Legal Services in Brooklyn (2008-2009), was an immigration lawyer in private practice in Seattle (2010-2022), and worked in property and asset management in Portland, Oregon (2020-2022).
Caseload & process (since 2021)
865
Completions per year
5,190 total
2.4%
Detained at decision
share of cases
15.6 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
29.2%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
4.4%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
10%
Appeals remanded or reversed
30 appeals decided
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
32.8%
866 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
5.4%
973 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
13.3%⚠
30 decisions Too few cases
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
50%⚠
2 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
82.6%⚠
23 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
100%⚠
41 decisions Too few cases
32.8%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 866 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
32.8%
This court
57.3%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the top 40% 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 · 628 decisions since 2021
42.8%
Without a lawyerunrepresented · 238 decisions since 2021
6.3%
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).