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Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Kristie A Padron earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2007 from Harvard University and a Juris Doctor in 2011 from the Boston University School of Law. Beginning in 2014 she held management and supervisory positions at Catholic Legal Services in Miami, and earlier worked at private law firms and served as a law clerk in Connecticut.
Caseload & process (since 2021)
833
Completions per year
4,996 total
0.7%
Detained at decision
share of cases
36.2 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
22.1%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
5%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
—
Appeals remanded or reversed
only 12 appeals — too few
Bond decisions
Custody redetermination (bond) rulings since 2021.
"Granted" means the judge lowered the bond, ordered release on recognizance, or otherwise granted the request.
100%⚠
Bond requests granted
1 bond decision Too few cases
—
Median bond when set
0%
Released on own recognizance
This judge 100%
Court average 50%
National 41.9% · median $6,500
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
40.9%
535 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
4.9%
570 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
0%⚠
10 decisions Too few cases
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
0%⚠
1 decision Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
100%⚠
24 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
98.2%
112 decisions Moderate
40.9%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 535 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
40.9%
This court
26.2%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the top 29% 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 · 479 decisions since 2021
44.5%
Without a lawyerunrepresented · 56 decisions since 2021
10.7%
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).