Appointed August 2008 · President George W. Bush→ Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey(AG inferred from date)
18 years on the immigration bench
Appointed under a Republican administration
Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Philip Verrillo earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1991 from Central Connecticut State University and a Juris Doctor in 1995 from the New England School of Law. He was in private practice from 1996 to 2000 and served as a special deputy assistant state's attorney in Rocky Hill, Connecticut. From February 2001 to August 2008 he served as an assistant and court administrator for the Hartford Immigration Court, and was an adjunct faculty member at the New England College of Finance. He is a member of the Connecticut Bar.
Caseload & process (since 2021)
857
Completions per year
5,143 total
1%
Detained at decision
share of cases
27.9 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
16.5%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
3.1%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
10.5%
Appeals remanded or reversed
38 appeals decided
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
49.7%
308 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
1.4%
291 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
90.7%
129 decisions Moderate
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
100%⚠
3 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
99.4%
155 decisions Moderate
Voluntary departure
95.2%⚠
21 decisions Too few cases
49.7%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 308 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
49.7%
This court
32.4%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the top 19% 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 · 298 decisions since 2021
51.3%
Without a lawyer⚠unrepresented · 10 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).