Judges furthest from their own court

Where one judge's asylum rate sits far from the rate of the court around them. Ranked by the part of the gap the evidence supports, so a small docket cannot outrank a large one on a number that might be noise; judges whose range still overlaps their court's rate are left out entirely.

#JudgeCourtAppointed underAsylum decisionsGap from court
1Noel A BrennanNew York — Broadway, NYGeorge W. Bush56188.8% vs 33.2%
2Linda HristovaNew York — Federal Plaza, NYDonald Trump720.0% vs 57.3%
3Stephen F KeaneConcord, CADonald Trump600.0% vs 57.0%
4Olivia L CassinNew York — Broadway, NYBarack Obama58687.0% vs 33.2%
5Ravit R HalperinSacramento, CADonald Trump67512.4% vs 66.0%
6Christopher CusmanoNew York — Federal Plaza, NYDonald Trump470.0% vs 57.3%
7Douglas B SchoppertNew York — Broadway, NYBill Clinton40683.5% vs 33.2%
8Samantha BegovichSan Francisco, CADonald Trump26216.8% vs 68.1%
9Karen NazaireNew York — Federal Plaza, NYJoe Biden5489.1% vs 57.3%
10Maureen O'SullivanBoston, MABarack Obama91092.9% vs 45.6%
11Sameer AhmedChelmsford (CHE), MAJoe Biden40784.3% vs 36.4%
12Julie L NelsonSan Francisco, CABarack Obama60920.9% vs 68.1%
13Shifra RubinNewark, NJBarack Obama58765.6% vs 19.9%
14Thomas J MulliganNew York — Varick Street, NYGeorge W. Bush48782.3% vs 37.2%
15Rebecca J WaltersAnnandale (WAS), VAJoe Biden5485.2% vs 32.7%
16Christopher DayPearsall, TXDonald Trump4100.0% vs 11.1%
17Lawrence O BurmanAnnandale (WAS), VABill Clinton67374.7% vs 32.7%
18Frank A SeminerioSan Francisco, CAJoe Biden2,73527.9% vs 68.1%
19E. Mark BarcusDallas, TXBarack Obama6264.5% vs 14.2%
20Tiesha PealNew York — Federal Plaza, NYJoe Biden1,15720.0% vs 57.3%
21David RobertsonBoston, MAJoe Biden1535.9% vs 45.6%
22Carrie C Johnson-PapilloNew York — Federal Plaza, NYDonald Trump1,14420.3% vs 57.3%
23Glen Ray Hines Jr.Dallas, TXDonald Trump3764.9% vs 14.2%
24Gita Vahid-TehraniLos Angeles — West, CAGeorge W. Bush9376.3% vs 32.6%
25Carmen Rey CaldasLumpkin, GAJoe Biden27557.8% vs 17.9%
26Maria E NavarroNew York — Broadway, NYDonald Trump56370.9% vs 33.2%
27Evan SchultzHyattsville, MDJoe Biden11683.6% vs 42.2%
28Matthew C BeeseChicago, ILDonald Trump1035.8% vs 45.6%
29Abby Anna Batko-TaylorCharlotte, NCJoe Biden20651.9% vs 12.6%
30Raisa CohenNew York — Federal Plaza, NYBarack Obama44892.0% vs 57.3%
31John Milo BryantAnnandale (WAS), VARonald Reagan5377.4% vs 32.7%
32Elliot M KaplanAnnandale (WAS), VAJoe Biden19471.1% vs 32.7%
33Sebastian T PattiChicago, ILDonald Trump43381.1% vs 45.6%
34John HendersonHyattsville, MD—2391.3% vs 42.2%
35John BurnsNew York — Broadway, NYDonald Trump1,6762.1% vs 33.2%
36Vivienne E Gordon-UruakpaNew York — Federal Plaza, NYGeorge W. Bush68089.9% vs 57.3%
37Katherine L HansenFort Snelling, MNDonald Trump58050.7% vs 16.7%
38Annie S GarcyPhiladelphia, PAGeorge H. W. Bush19174.9% vs 38.4%
39Zakia MahasaBaltimore, MDDonald Trump49765.4% vs 32.3%
40Richard J AverwaterNew York — Varick Street, NYBarack Obama4180.5% vs 37.2%
41David NorkinNew York — Varick Street, NYDonald Trump41170.6% vs 37.2%
42Jonathan W HitesmanSacramento, CADonald Trump21831.7% vs 66.0%
43Gabriel BradleyImperial, CADonald Trump1066.6% vs 40.8%
44Carlos E MauryVan Nuys, CABarack Obama67963.6% vs 32.2%
45Mimi TsankovNew York — Federal Plaza, NYGeorge W. Bush65487.8% vs 57.3%
46Victoria LevinFlorence, AZJoe Biden33149.8% vs 16.8%
47Lori YokoyamaChicago, ILJoe Biden12211.5% vs 45.6%
48Silvia LopezNew York — Varick Street, NYJoe Biden12572.8% vs 37.2%
49Gordon S VincentBaltimore, MDDonald Trump1060.9% vs 32.3%
50David WhiteAnnandale (WAS), VADonald Trump5043.6% vs 32.7%

Decisions from 2021 through 06/01/2026. Showing 50 of 705 that qualified. Past patterns, not predictions — every case turns on its own facts and law.