The highest asylum grant rates

Judges who granted asylum most often, ranked by the lowest their rate could plausibly be — the same guard against small samples, pointed the other way.

#JudgeCourtAppointed underAsylum decisionsGrant rate
1Shira M LevineSan Francisco, CAJoe Biden1,19995.5%
2Maureen O'SullivanBoston, MABarack Obama91092.9%
3Ila C DeissSan Francisco, CABarack Obama1,65592.1%
4Amber D GeorgeSan Francisco, CADonald Trump1,18791.5%
5Chloe S DillonSan Francisco, CAJoe Biden68291.6%
6Raisa CohenNew York — Federal Plaza, NYBarack Obama44892.0%
7Print MaggardSacramento, CA—84191.0%
8Samuel Y KimSan Francisco, CADonald Trump21192.4%
9Vivienne E Gordon-UruakpaNew York — Federal Plaza, NYGeorge W. Bush68089.9%
10Noel A BrennanNew York — Broadway, NYGeorge W. Bush56188.8%
11Jeremiah JohnsonSan Francisco, CADonald Trump77087.8%
12Elisa C BrasilSan Francisco, CAJoe Biden27489.4%
13Mimi TsankovNew York — Federal Plaza, NYGeorge W. Bush65487.8%
14Maria LuryeNew York — Federal Plaza, NYBarack Obama76486.9%
15Olivia L CassinNew York — Broadway, NYBarack Obama58687.0%
16Shuting ChenSan Francisco, CAJoe Biden95886.2%
17Lisa EhrensNew York — Federal Plaza, NYDonald Trump58386.3%
18David KimNew York — Federal Plaza, NYJoe Biden49086.5%
19Jami VigilSan Francisco, CAJoe Biden18888.3%
20Patrick S SavageSan Francisco, CABarack Obama80984.5%
21Frederic G LeedsNew York — Federal Plaza, NYGeorge W. Bush81183.5%
22Sameer AhmedChelmsford (CHE), MAJoe Biden40784.3%
23Louis A GordonSan Francisco, CAJoe Biden1,18082.6%
24Cynthia M NunezSan Francisco, CAJoe Biden8688.4%
25Douglas B SchoppertNew York — Broadway, NYBill Clinton40683.5%
26Lori AdamsNew York — Federal Plaza, NYJoe Biden78982.4%
27Theodora N KourisNew York — Federal Plaza, NYDonald Trump86782.0%
28Randa ZagzougNew York — Federal Plaza, NYBarack Obama99181.3%
29Thomas J MulliganNew York — Varick Street, NYGeorge W. Bush48782.3%
30Evalyn P DouchyNew York — Federal Plaza, NYBarack Obama96380.7%
31Justin M PriceConcord, CADonald Trump88280.5%
32Sebastian T PattiChicago, ILDonald Trump43381.1%
33Loreto GeisseSacramento, CAGeorge W. Bush43180.7%
34Arwen A SwinkSan Francisco, CABarack Obama85279.6%
35Alison E DawSacramento, CAJoe Biden39780.6%
36Charles S Greene IIISan Francisco, CABarack Obama82779.2%
37Alice SegalNew York — Federal Plaza, NYBarack Obama81579.0%
38Evan SchultzHyattsville, MDJoe Biden11683.6%
39Amiena A KhanNew York — Federal Plaza, NYBarack Obama46579.6%
40William David NeumeisterSacramento, CABarack Obama69177.9%
41F. James Loprest Jr.New York — Federal Plaza, NYBarack Obama61978.0%
42Denise HunterSacramento, CAJoe Biden55878.1%
43Howard R DavisSan Francisco, CAJoe Biden55177.7%
44Cynthia GordonNew York — Federal Plaza, NYDonald Trump66177.2%
45Rebecca J WaltersAnnandale (WAS), VAJoe Biden5485.2%
46John HendersonHyattsville, MD—2391.3%
47David FraidenNew York — Federal Plaza, NYDonald Trump3686.1%
48Lawrence O BurmanAnnandale (WAS), VABill Clinton67374.7%
49Jacqueline J JacksonSan Francisco, CADonald Trump9280.4%
50Jennifer I PeytonChicago, ILBarack Obama13678.7%

Decisions from 2021 through 06/01/2026. Showing 50 of 303 that qualified. Past patterns, not predictions — every case turns on its own facts and law.