Appointed May 2021 · President Joe Biden→ Attorney General Merrick Garland
5 years on the immigration bench
Appointed under a Democratic administration
Caseload & process (since 2021)
112
Completions per year
449 total
0.2%
Detained at decision
share of cases
53.8 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
12.6%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
13.1%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
28.6%
Appeals remanded or reversed
21 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.
0%⚠
Bond requests granted
1 bond decision Too few cases
—
Median bond when set
—
Released on own recognizance
This judge 0%
Court average 26.6% · median $6,000
National 41.9% · median $6,500
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
41%
78 decisions Moderate
Withholding / CAT
1.2%
84 decisions Moderate
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
18.2%⚠
11 decisions Too few cases
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
100%⚠
3 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
86.4%⚠
22 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
100%⚠
4 decisions Too few cases
41%
of asylum claims granted on the merits Moderate
Based on 78 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
41%
This court
45.6%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the top 29% 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 · 77 decisions since 2021
41.6%
Without a lawyer⚠unrepresented · 1 decision 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).