The Honorable Immigration Judge Kristin W Olmanson

Fort Snelling, MN Immigration Court
Appointed July 1999 · President Bill Clinton → Attorney General Janet Reno (AG inferred from date)
27 years on the immigration bench
Appointed under a Democratic administration
Caseload & process (since 2021)
11
Completions per year
11 total
0%
Detained at decision
share of cases
91.7 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
0%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
9.1%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
—
Appeals remanded or reversed
only 1 appeals — too few

Grant rates by type of relief

Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
 90.9%⚠ 11 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
 100%⚠ 1 decision Too few cases
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.
0% 25% 50% 75% 100%2015: 32.7% of 55 decisions32.7%20152016: 24.3% of 74 decisions24.3%20162017: 11.1% of 54 decisions11.1%20172018: 25% of 68 decisions25%20182019: 14% of 43 decisions14%2019

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).
Fort Snelling, MN · home court
11 (100%)