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Caseload & process (since 2021)
418
Completions per year
2,511 total
23.4%
Detained at decision
share of cases
5.4 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
8.1%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
2.9%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
9%
Appeals remanded or reversed
67 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.
25%⚠
Bond requests granted
8 bond decisions Too few cases
$11,000
Median bond when set
2 bonds with amounts
0%
Released on own recognizance
This judge 25%
Court average 35.8% · 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
17.4%
109 decisions Moderate
Withholding / CAT
7.3%
179 decisions Moderate
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
71.4%⚠
14 decisions Too few cases
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
100%⚠
1 decision Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
100%⚠
1 decision Too few cases
Voluntary departure
99.4%
172 decisions Moderate
17.4%
of asylum claims granted on the merits Moderate
Based on 109 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
17.4%
This court
37.1%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the bottom 35% 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 · 97 decisions since 2021
18.6%
Without a lawyer⚠unrepresented · 12 decisions since 2021
8.3%
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).