Appointed November 2018 · President Donald Trump→ Attorney General Jeff Sessions
7 years on the immigration bench
Appointed under a Republican administration
Caseload & process (since 2021)
1,669
Completions per year
10,015 total
3.3%
Detained at decision
share of cases
22.6 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
16.6%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
7.8%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
9.6%
Appeals remanded or reversed
115 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.
7.1%⚠
Bond requests granted
14 bond decisions Too few cases
$10,000
Median bond when set
6 bonds with amounts
100%
Released on own recognizance
This judge 7.1%
Court average 19.4% · median $5,000
National 41.9% · median $6,500
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
9.5%
538 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
1.7%
992 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
23.4%
201 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
40%⚠
5 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
69.8%
116 decisions Moderate
Voluntary departure
68.1%
232 decisions High confidence
9.5%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 538 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
9.5%
This court
28%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the bottom 18% 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 · 515 decisions since 2021
9.9%
Without a lawyer⚠unrepresented · 23 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.
* 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).