Appointed December 2021 · President Joe Biden→ Attorney General Merrick Garland
4 years on the immigration bench
Appointed under a Democratic administration
Caseload & process (since 2021)
146
Completions per year
293 total
0.3%
Detained at decision
share of cases
68 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
5.8%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
13.3%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
—
Appeals remanded or reversed
only 5 appeals — too few
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
66.4%
110 decisions Moderate
Withholding / CAT
10.9%
64 decisions Moderate
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
0%⚠
8 decisions Too few cases
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
100%⚠
1 decision Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
100%⚠
19 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
57.1%⚠
7 decisions Too few cases
66.4%
of asylum claims granted on the merits Moderate
Based on 110 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
66.4%
This court
45.6%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the top 8% 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 · 108 decisions since 2021
67.6%
Without a lawyer⚠unrepresented · 2 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.
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).