Appointed October 2019 · President Donald Trump→ Attorney General William P. Barr
6 years on the immigration bench
Appointed under a Republican administration
Caseload & process (since 2021)
603
Completions per year
3,618 total
79.7%
Detained at decision
share of cases
0.8 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
0.7%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
4.6%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
17.8%
Appeals remanded or reversed
152 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.
46.8%
Bond requests granted
451 bond decisions High confidence
$5,000
Median bond when set
204 bonds with amounts
0.5%
Released on own recognizance
This judge 46.8%
Court average 36.4% · median $10,000
National 41.9% · median $6,500
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
18%
450 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
3.9%
880 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
19.2%⚠
26 decisions Too few cases
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
40%⚠
10 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
42.1%⚠
19 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
77.2%
158 decisions Moderate
18%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 450 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
18%
This court
11.7%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the bottom 36% 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 · 241 decisions since 2021
27.4%
Without a lawyerunrepresented · 209 decisions since 2021
7.2%
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.
* 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).