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Caseload & process (since 2021)
947
Completions per year
5,683 total
69.6%
Detained at decision
share of cases
2.9 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
1.8%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
5.6%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
8.7%
Appeals remanded or reversed
275 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.
72.7%
Bond requests granted
1,467 bond decisions High confidence
$3,500
Median bond when set
1,040 bonds with amounts
1.6%
Released on own recognizance
This judge 72.7%
Court average 50.5% · 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
16%
455 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
5.7%
845 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
25.8%⚠
31 decisions Too few cases
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
80.7%
88 decisions Moderate
Adjustment of status (245)
50%⚠
42 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
83.9%
657 decisions High confidence
16%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 455 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
16%
This court
9.4%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the bottom 33% 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 · 310 decisions since 2021
17.4%
Without a lawyerunrepresented · 145 decisions since 2021
13.1%
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).