Appointed October 2020 · President Donald Trump→ Attorney General William P. Barr
5 years on the immigration bench
Appointed under a Republican administration
Caseload & process (since 2021)
284
Completions per year
1,701 total
14.6%
Detained at decision
share of cases
13.8 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
20.2%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
13.1%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
15%
Appeals remanded or reversed
20 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.
85.2%
Bond requests granted
128 bond decisions Moderate
$2,000
Median bond when set
102 bonds with amounts
3.7%
Released on own recognizance
This judge 85.2%
Court average 26.3% · median $4,000
National 41.9% · median $6,500
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
16.8%
262 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
2.1%
379 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
0%⚠
15 decisions Too few cases
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
50%⚠
2 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
75%⚠
12 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
82.5%⚠
40 decisions Too few cases
16.8%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 262 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
16.8%
This court
68.2%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the bottom 35% 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 · 235 decisions since 2021
16.6%
Without a lawyer⚠unrepresented · 27 decisions since 2021
18.5%
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).