Source: EOIR — Find an Immigration Court.
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Caseload & process (since 2021)
479
Completions per year
2,876 total
5%
Detained at decision
share of cases
23.6 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
37%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
18.7%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
—
Appeals remanded or reversed
only 12 appeals — too few
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
17.5%
703 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
1.2%
1,115 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
28.6%⚠
7 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
60%⚠
5 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
85.2%
61 decisions Moderate
17.5%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 703 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
17.5%
This court
32.6%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the bottom 35% 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 · 646 decisions since 2021
17.8%
Without a lawyerunrepresented · 57 decisions since 2021
14%
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).