Source: EOIR — Find an Immigration Court.
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Caseload & process (since 2021)
1,122
Completions per year
6,729 total
2.3%
Detained at decision
share of cases
24 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
1.2%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
5%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
4%
Appeals remanded or reversed
25 appeals decided
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
51.5%
1,077 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
4.5%
779 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
74.7%
83 decisions Moderate
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
66.7%⚠
6 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
93.3%
60 decisions Moderate
Voluntary departure
100%⚠
31 decisions Too few cases
51.5%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 1,077 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
51.5%
This court
57.3%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the top 18% 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 · 934 decisions since 2021
58.4%
Without a lawyerunrepresented · 143 decisions since 2021
7%
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).