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Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Justin Adams earned a Bachelor of Science in 1999 from the U.S. Air Force Academy and a Juris Doctor in 2004 from Suffolk University Law School. Before his appointment he served as deputy chief counsel for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Office of Chief Counsel (2011-2017) and as an assistant chief counsel (2007-2011). Earlier he was an attorney for the U.S. Air Force (2004-2007).
Caseload & process (since 2021)
2,336
Completions per year
14,018 total
21.3%
Detained at decision
share of cases
8.3 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
21.5%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
3.5%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
12.6%
Appeals remanded or reversed
175 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.
13%
Bond requests granted
422 bond decisions High confidence
$11,000
Median bond when set
49 bonds with amounts
1.8%
Released on own recognizance
This judge 13%
Court average 64.8% · median $10,000
National 41.9% · median $6,500
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
12.8%
752 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
2.4%
1,354 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
5.6%
72 decisions Moderate
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
40%⚠
5 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
23.1%⚠
13 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
47.2%
451 decisions High confidence
12.8%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 752 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
12.8%
This court
30.7%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the bottom 26% 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 · 520 decisions since 2021
16.7%
Without a lawyerunrepresented · 232 decisions since 2021
3.9%
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.
* 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).