Appointed March 2022 · President Joe Biden→ Attorney General Merrick Garland
4 years on the immigration bench
Appointed under a Democratic administration
Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Matthew Bohrer earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2004 from Georgetown University and a Juris Doctor in 2007 from the University of Pennsylvania Law School. Before his appointment, he served as a special projects coordinator for the Office of the Inspector General (2019-2022), as an assistant state's attorney for Prince George's County, Maryland (2010-2019), and as a special legal consultant to the Knight Foundation in Miami (2008-2010). He earlier clerked for Judge Federico Moreno of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida (2007-2008). He is a member of the District of Columbia and Maryland State Bars.
Caseload & process (since 2021)
345
Completions per year
2,071 total
0.2%
Detained at decision
share of cases
48.1 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
20.2%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
7.2%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
—
Appeals remanded or reversed
only 15 appeals — too few
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
33.3%
237 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
10.7%
291 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
10%⚠
10 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
80%⚠
10 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
100%⚠
2 decisions Too few cases
33.3%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 237 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
33.3%
This court
42%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the top 40% 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 · 220 decisions since 2021
35.9%
Without a lawyer⚠unrepresented · 17 decisions since 2021
0%
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).