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Caseload & process (since 2021)
2,347
Completions per year
14,081 total
9.1%
Detained at decision
share of cases
9 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
21.1%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
3.5%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
11.8%
Appeals remanded or reversed
34 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.
16.7%⚠
Bond requests granted
6 bond decisions Too few cases
$6,500
Median bond when set
4 bonds with amounts
0%
Released on own recognizance
This judge 16.7%
Court average 0%
National 41.9% · median $6,500
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
14.7%
838 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
1.8%
1,226 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
38.5%⚠
13 decisions Too few cases
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
100%⚠
4 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
95.5%⚠
22 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
93.7%
111 decisions Moderate
14.7%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 838 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
14.7%
This court
18.9%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the bottom 31% 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 · 633 decisions since 2021
19%
Without a lawyerunrepresented · 205 decisions since 2021
1.5%
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).