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)
902
Completions per year
5,414 total
2.3%
Detained at decision
share of cases
23.7 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
20.9%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
2.3%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
—
Appeals remanded or reversed
only 6 appeals — too few
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
82%
867 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
12.6%
253 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
73.9%⚠
46 decisions Too few cases
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
100%⚠
3 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
94.6%
56 decisions Moderate
Voluntary departure
85.7%⚠
7 decisions Too few cases
82%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 867 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
82%
This court
57.3%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the top 4% 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 · 825 decisions since 2021
85%
Without a lawyer⚠unrepresented · 42 decisions since 2021
23.8%
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).