The lowest asylum grant rates

Judges who granted asylum least often, ranked by the highest their rate could plausibly be rather than by the raw percentage — so a judge with a handful of decisions cannot displace one with hundreds.

#JudgeCourtAppointed underAsylum decisionsGrantedGrant rate
1Jane Chace MillerIndianapolis, INJoe Biden67230.4%
2Carey R HollidayBaton Rouge, LADonald Trump26100.0%
3Danielle H GartenHouston — Greenspoint Park, TXJoe Biden33920.6%
4Samuel G WilliamsOtero, NMJoe Biden21910.5%
5John BurnsNew York — Broadway, NYDonald Trump1,676352.1%
6Sam Brown IVHouston, TXDonald Trump1,005202.0%
7Emmanuel GarciaLaredo, TXJoe Biden17310.6%
8Justin DinsdaleHouston — Greenspoint Park, TXJoe Biden664132.0%
9Kiera ParikhHouston, TXDonald Trump10700.0%
10Kenya WellsHouston — Greenspoint Park, TXJoe Biden877232.6%
11Deitrich H SimsDallas, TXDonald Trump769202.6%
12Alexandra R LarsenOmaha, NEDonald Trump998282.8%
13Ghunise L CoaxumAtlanta — W. Peachtree Street, GAJoe Biden702192.7%
14Kevin TerrillPearsall, TXJoe Biden28362.1%
15Eric StranskyOmaha, NEDonald Trump8000.0%
16Kevin BrownHouston — S. Gessner Road, TXDonald Trump941313.3%
17Abby L MeyerOmaha, NEDonald Trump1,171413.5%
18Charles N PurnellCharlotte, NCJoe Biden427122.8%
19Maria I AkalskiNewark, NJJoe Biden2,313954.1%
20James CroftsAtlanta — Ted Turner Drive, GADonald Trump25762.3%
21Anthony HurstCleveland, OHDonald Trump7300.0%
22Linda HristovaNew York — Federal Plaza, NYDonald Trump7200.0%
23Gordon S VincentBaltimore, MDDonald Trump10610.9%
24John A PooreDallas, TXDonald Trump6900.0%
25Jacquelyn J JoyceHouston — S. Gessner Road, TXJoe Biden365113.0%
26John McphailConroe, TXDonald Trump452153.3%
27Delana M JonesHouston — S. Gessner Road, TXDonald Trump651243.7%
28Oshea SpencerHouston — Greenspoint Park, TXDonald Trump557203.6%
29David WhiteAnnandale (WAS), VADonald Trump504183.6%
30Juan RomanOmaha, NEDonald Trump6500.0%
31Sujata RodgersPearsall, TXDonald Trump6400.0%
32Martinique ParkerHouston — Greenspoint Park, TXJoe Biden451163.5%
33Courtney Chua StevensLaredo, TXJoe Biden19652.6%
34Stephen F KeaneConcord, CADonald Trump6000.0%
35Brent H LandisHouston — Greenspoint Park, TXDonald Trump732324.4%
36Lynn WangHouston, TXDonald Trump686304.4%
37Andrew StawarHouston — S. Gessner Road, TXJoe Biden533224.1%
38Matthew E MorrisseyOmaha, NEBarack Obama918434.7%
39James WardLumpkin, GAJoe Biden5700.0%
40Marni GuerreroFlorence, AZDonald Trump708334.7%
41Jason L SternHouston — Greenspoint Park, TXJoe Biden579264.5%
42Attila BogdanDallas, TXDonald Trump8311.2%
43Cassie A ThogersenOakdale, LADonald Trump403174.2%
44Artie PobjeckyHouston — Greenspoint Park, TXJoe Biden579274.7%
45Patrick E MooreBaton Rouge, LADonald Trump8011.2%
46Alex MasonHouston — Greenspoint Park, TXDonald Trump5300.0%
47Katie G MullinsAdelanto, CAJoe Biden24493.7%
48Christopher CooperDetroit, MIDonald Trump5200.0%
49Anupriya KrishnaSterling, VADonald Trump5100.0%
50Ryan FisherAtlanta — W. Peachtree Street, GADonald Trump796425.3%

Decisions from 2021 through 06/01/2026. Showing 50 of 512 that qualified. Past patterns, not predictions — every case turns on its own facts and law.