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Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Nancy E Miller earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1974 from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a Juris Doctor in 1984 from Southwestern University School of Law. From 1998 to 2018, she was an attorney and managing partner of Reeves Miller Zhang & Diza in Pasadena, California. She previously maintained a solo law practice from 1988 to 1998 and held associate positions at two law firms between 1985 and 1988. She is a member of the State Bar of California.
Caseload & process (since 2021)
818
Completions per year
4,905 total
4.1%
Detained at decision
share of cases
24.6 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
16.3%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
6.2%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
21.4%
Appeals remanded or reversed
56 appeals decided
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
27.2%
541 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
2.7%
674 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
63%
135 decisions Moderate
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
50%⚠
18 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
91.7%⚠
36 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
90.3%⚠
31 decisions Too few cases
27.2%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 541 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
27.2%
This court
32.6%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the top 49% 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 · 484 decisions since 2021
29.5%
Without a lawyerunrepresented · 57 decisions since 2021
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).