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 decisionsGrantedGrant rate
1Shira M LevineSan Francisco, CAJoe Biden1,1991,14595.5%
2Maureen O'SullivanBoston, MABarack Obama91084592.9%
3Ila C DeissSan Francisco, CABarack Obama1,6551,52492.1%
4Amber D GeorgeSan Francisco, CADonald Trump1,1871,08691.5%
5Chloe S DillonSan Francisco, CAJoe Biden68262591.6%
6Raisa CohenNew York — Federal Plaza, NYBarack Obama44841292.0%
7Print MaggardSacramento, CA—84176591.0%
8Samuel Y KimSan Francisco, CADonald Trump21119592.4%
9Vivienne E Gordon-UruakpaNew York — Federal Plaza, NYGeorge W. Bush68061189.9%
10Noel A BrennanNew York — Broadway, NYGeorge W. Bush56149888.8%
11Jeremiah JohnsonSan Francisco, CADonald Trump77067687.8%
12Elisa C BrasilSan Francisco, CAJoe Biden27424589.4%
13Mimi TsankovNew York — Federal Plaza, NYGeorge W. Bush65457487.8%
14Maria LuryeNew York — Federal Plaza, NYBarack Obama76466486.9%
15Olivia L CassinNew York — Broadway, NYBarack Obama58651087.0%
16Shuting ChenSan Francisco, CAJoe Biden95882686.2%
17Lisa EhrensNew York — Federal Plaza, NYDonald Trump58350386.3%
18David KimNew York — Federal Plaza, NYJoe Biden49042486.5%
19Jami VigilSan Francisco, CAJoe Biden18816688.3%
20Patrick S SavageSan Francisco, CABarack Obama80968484.5%
21Frederic G LeedsNew York — Federal Plaza, NYGeorge W. Bush81167783.5%
22Sameer AhmedChelmsford (CHE), MAJoe Biden40734384.3%
23Louis A GordonSan Francisco, CAJoe Biden1,18097582.6%
24Cynthia M NunezSan Francisco, CAJoe Biden867688.4%
25Douglas B SchoppertNew York — Broadway, NYBill Clinton40633983.5%
26Lori AdamsNew York — Federal Plaza, NYJoe Biden78965082.4%
27Theodora N KourisNew York — Federal Plaza, NYDonald Trump86771182.0%
28Randa ZagzougNew York — Federal Plaza, NYBarack Obama99180681.3%
29Thomas J MulliganNew York — Varick Street, NYGeorge W. Bush48740182.3%
30Evalyn P DouchyNew York — Federal Plaza, NYBarack Obama96377780.7%
31Justin M PriceConcord, CADonald Trump88271080.5%
32Sebastian T PattiChicago, ILDonald Trump43335181.1%
33Loreto GeisseSacramento, CAGeorge W. Bush43134880.7%
34Arwen A SwinkSan Francisco, CABarack Obama85267879.6%
35Alison E DawSacramento, CAJoe Biden39732080.6%
36Charles S Greene IIISan Francisco, CABarack Obama82765579.2%
37Alice SegalNew York — Federal Plaza, NYBarack Obama81564479.0%
38Evan SchultzHyattsville, MDJoe Biden1169783.6%
39Amiena A KhanNew York — Federal Plaza, NYBarack Obama46537079.6%
40William David NeumeisterSacramento, CABarack Obama69153877.9%
41F. James Loprest Jr.New York — Federal Plaza, NYBarack Obama61948378.0%
42Denise HunterSacramento, CAJoe Biden55843678.1%
43Howard R DavisSan Francisco, CAJoe Biden55142877.7%
44Cynthia GordonNew York — Federal Plaza, NYDonald Trump66151077.2%
45Rebecca J WaltersAnnandale (WAS), VAJoe Biden544685.2%
46John HendersonHyattsville, MD—232191.3%
47David FraidenNew York — Federal Plaza, NYDonald Trump363186.1%
48Lawrence O BurmanAnnandale (WAS), VABill Clinton67350374.7%
49Jacqueline J JacksonSan Francisco, CADonald Trump927480.4%
50Jennifer I PeytonChicago, ILBarack Obama13610778.7%

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.