Appointed November 2023 · President Joe Biden→ Attorney General Merrick Garland(AG inferred from date)
2 years on the immigration bench
Appointed under a Democratic administration
Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Susana Reyes earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2007 from St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas, and a Juris Doctor in 2010 from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law. She practiced immigration law in the Dallas area from 2011 to 2023, including running her own solo practice, The Law Offices of Susana E. Reyes (2014-2022), and then joining The Medlin Law Firm in 2022. She is a member of the State Bar of Texas.
Caseload & process (since 2021)
401
Completions per year
2,004 total
4.7%
Detained at decision
share of cases
14.7 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
21.7%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
19.8%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
8.5%
Appeals remanded or reversed
246 appeals decided
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
28.9%
717 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
11.1%
992 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
18.2%⚠
22 decisions Too few cases
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
66.7%⚠
6 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
71.4%⚠
7 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
79.4%⚠
34 decisions Too few cases
28.9%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 717 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
28.9%
This court
23.2%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the top 47% 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 · 516 decisions since 2021
39.1%
Without a lawyerunrepresented · 201 decisions since 2021
2.5%
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).