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 decisionsGrantedGap from court
1Noel A BrennanNew York — Broadway, NYGeorge W. Bush56149888.8% vs 33.2%
2Linda HristovaNew York — Federal Plaza, NYDonald Trump7200.0% vs 57.3%
3Stephen F KeaneConcord, CADonald Trump6000.0% vs 57.0%
4Olivia L CassinNew York — Broadway, NYBarack Obama58651087.0% vs 33.2%
5Ravit R HalperinSacramento, CADonald Trump6758412.4% vs 66.0%
6Christopher CusmanoNew York — Federal Plaza, NYDonald Trump4700.0% vs 57.3%
7Douglas B SchoppertNew York — Broadway, NYBill Clinton40633983.5% vs 33.2%
8Samantha BegovichSan Francisco, CADonald Trump2624416.8% vs 68.1%
9Karen NazaireNew York — Federal Plaza, NYJoe Biden548509.1% vs 57.3%
10Maureen O'SullivanBoston, MABarack Obama91084592.9% vs 45.6%
11Sameer AhmedChelmsford (CHE), MAJoe Biden40734384.3% vs 36.4%
12Julie L NelsonSan Francisco, CABarack Obama60912720.9% vs 68.1%
13Shifra RubinNewark, NJBarack Obama58738565.6% vs 19.9%
14Thomas J MulliganNew York — Varick Street, NYGeorge W. Bush48740182.3% vs 37.2%
15Rebecca J WaltersAnnandale (WAS), VAJoe Biden544685.2% vs 32.7%
16Christopher DayPearsall, TXDonald Trump44100.0% vs 11.1%
17Lawrence O BurmanAnnandale (WAS), VABill Clinton67350374.7% vs 32.7%
18Frank A SeminerioSan Francisco, CAJoe Biden2,73576327.9% vs 68.1%
19E. Mark BarcusDallas, TXBarack Obama624064.5% vs 14.2%
20Tiesha PealNew York — Federal Plaza, NYJoe Biden1,15723120.0% vs 57.3%
21David RobertsonBoston, MAJoe Biden15395.9% vs 45.6%
22Carrie C Johnson-PapilloNew York — Federal Plaza, NYDonald Trump1,14423220.3% vs 57.3%
23Glen Ray Hines Jr.Dallas, TXDonald Trump372464.9% vs 14.2%
24Gita Vahid-TehraniLos Angeles — West, CAGeorge W. Bush937176.3% vs 32.6%
25Carmen Rey CaldasLumpkin, GAJoe Biden27515957.8% vs 17.9%
26Maria E NavarroNew York — Broadway, NYDonald Trump56339970.9% vs 33.2%
27Evan SchultzHyattsville, MDJoe Biden1169783.6% vs 42.2%
28Matthew C BeeseChicago, ILDonald Trump10365.8% vs 45.6%
29Abby Anna Batko-TaylorCharlotte, NCJoe Biden20610751.9% vs 12.6%
30Raisa CohenNew York — Federal Plaza, NYBarack Obama44841292.0% vs 57.3%
31John Milo BryantAnnandale (WAS), VARonald Reagan534177.4% vs 32.7%
32Elliot M KaplanAnnandale (WAS), VAJoe Biden19413871.1% vs 32.7%
33Sebastian T PattiChicago, ILDonald Trump43335181.1% vs 45.6%
34John HendersonHyattsville, MD—232191.3% vs 42.2%
35John BurnsNew York — Broadway, NYDonald Trump1,676352.1% vs 33.2%
36Vivienne E Gordon-UruakpaNew York — Federal Plaza, NYGeorge W. Bush68061189.9% vs 57.3%
37Katherine L HansenFort Snelling, MNDonald Trump58029450.7% vs 16.7%
38Annie S GarcyPhiladelphia, PAGeorge H. W. Bush19114374.9% vs 38.4%
39Zakia MahasaBaltimore, MDDonald Trump49732565.4% vs 32.3%
40Richard J AverwaterNew York — Varick Street, NYBarack Obama413380.5% vs 37.2%
41David NorkinNew York — Varick Street, NYDonald Trump41129070.6% vs 37.2%
42Jonathan W HitesmanSacramento, CADonald Trump2186931.7% vs 66.0%
43Gabriel BradleyImperial, CADonald Trump10676.6% vs 40.8%
44Carlos E MauryVan Nuys, CABarack Obama67943263.6% vs 32.2%
45Mimi TsankovNew York — Federal Plaza, NYGeorge W. Bush65457487.8% vs 57.3%
46Victoria LevinFlorence, AZJoe Biden33116549.8% vs 16.8%
47Lori YokoyamaChicago, ILJoe Biden1221411.5% vs 45.6%
48Silvia LopezNew York — Varick Street, NYJoe Biden1259172.8% vs 37.2%
49Gordon S VincentBaltimore, MDDonald Trump10610.9% vs 32.3%
50David WhiteAnnandale (WAS), VADonald Trump504183.6% 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.