Appointed September 1994 · President Bill Clinton→ Attorney General Janet Reno(AG inferred from date)
31 years on the immigration bench
Appointed under a Democratic administration
Caseload & process (since 2021)
1,142
Completions per year
5,708 total
2.3%
Detained at decision
share of cases
6.9 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
8.9%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
2.3%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
43.6%
Appeals remanded or reversed
39 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.
40.7%⚠
Bond requests granted
27 bond decisions Too few cases
$6,000
Median bond when set
11 bonds with amounts
0%
Released on own recognizance
This judge 40.7%
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
62.1%
211 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
5.8%
173 decisions Moderate
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
81.2%⚠
48 decisions Too few cases
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
75%⚠
8 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
85.7%⚠
14 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
82.1%⚠
28 decisions Too few cases
62.1%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 211 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
62.1%
This court
37%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the top 11% 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 · 202 decisions since 2021
63.9%
Without a lawyer⚠unrepresented · 9 decisions since 2021
22.2%
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).