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Caseload & process (since 2021)
1,361
Completions per year
8,164 total
58.1%
Detained at decision
share of cases
1.6 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
5.9%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
2.1%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
21.4%
Appeals remanded or reversed
42 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.
30.2%
Bond requests granted
494 bond decisions High confidence
$12,000
Median bond when set
141 bonds with amounts
0.7%
Released on own recognizance
This judge 30.2%
Court average 39% · median $7,500
National 41.9% · median $6,500
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
23.2%
207 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
6.2%
390 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
11.5%⚠
26 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
50%⚠
10 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
51%
580 decisions High confidence
23.2%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 207 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
23.2%
This court
11.9%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the bottom 46% 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 · 146 decisions since 2021
26%
Without a lawyerunrepresented · 61 decisions since 2021
16.4%
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).