The Honorable Immigration Judge Kimberly C McBride
Annandale (WAS), VA Immigration Court
Appointed August 2023 · President Joe Biden→ Attorney General Merrick Garland
3 years on the immigration bench
Appointed under a Democratic administration
Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Kimberly C McBride earned a Bachelor of Science in 1990 from the University of Maryland at College Park and a Juris Doctor in 1995 from the University of Baltimore School of Law. From 2010 to 2023, she served as a family magistrate for the Circuit Court for Baltimore City.
Caseload & process (since 2021)
134
Completions per year
538 total
0%
Detained at decision
share of cases
56.3 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
3.9%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
6.9%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
—
Appeals remanded or reversed
only 0 appeals — too few
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
51.1%
90 decisions Moderate
Withholding / CAT
4%
75 decisions Moderate
Adjustment of status (245)
100%⚠
1 decision Too few cases
Voluntary departure
100%⚠
2 decisions Too few cases
51.1%
of asylum claims granted on the merits Moderate
Based on 90 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
51.1%
This court
32.6%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the top 18% 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 · 90 decisions since 2021
51.1%
Without a lawyerunrepresented
no data
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).