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763 current official EOIR judges · Analytics

Immigration judge statistics, made easier to understand.

Look up an immigration judge or court, compare case denial and approval rates, explore rulings by nationality, and review changes over time using official EOIR data.

Court rankings

Decision-weighted asylum outcomes grouped by each judge’s current EOIR court assignment.

Historical decisions may predate a judge’s current assignment.

CourtCurrent judgesQualifying decisionsWeighted denial rateHighest denial rateLowest denial rate
Los Angeles - West Los Angeles Immigration Court1220,26043.2%weighted by decisionsDiana L. Callaghan73.0%Veronica Villegas23.0%
New York - Federal Plaza Immigration Court3946,80551.5%weighted by decisionsJames W. Kitchen100.0%F. James Loprest Jr.26.2%
New York - Varick Immigration Court1016,09368.4%weighted by decisionsDenise M. Bowen95.9%Margaret Kolbe34.0%
Charlotte Immigration Court89,24856.0%weighted by decisionsAmy Sigmon Walker100.0%Theresa Holmes-Simmons34.1%
San Antonio Immigration Court1714,83462.2%weighted by decisionsWarren Kaufman100.0%Daniel Santander34.6%
New York - Broadway Immigration Court2321,39962.9%weighted by decisionsJacob T. Addicott98.3%Aviva Poczter35.9%
Miami Immigration Court3765,57357.9%weighted by decisionsKyle Mitchell100.0%Elisa M. Sukkar39.8%
Los Angeles - Van Nuys Boulevard Immigration Court910,35265.7%weighted by decisionsMarvin E. Richards100.0%Jeannette Park40.9%
Portland Immigration Court53,77159.6%weighted by decisionsMatthew Andrasko97.0%Michelle Slayton40.9%
Florence Immigration Court52,74050.5%weighted by decisionsNatalie Huddleston71.9%Bruce Taylor41.6%
Tucson Immigration Court33,56761.2%weighted by decisionsGilda Terrazas77.4%Kathryn DeAngelis42.0%
Los Angeles - N. Los Angeles Street Immigration Court911,97663.3%weighted by decisionsMatthew Chan81.0%Rachel Ruane42.4%
Salt Lake City Immigration Court48,79248.8%weighted by decisionsChristopher Greer55.5%David Anderson43.2%
Detroit Immigration Court86,02163.7%weighted by decisionsChristopher Cooper98.2%Katherine Hansen43.8%
Philadelphia Immigration Court1411,38062.5%weighted by decisionsKeith E. Lipiec96.8%William H. McDermott44.2%
Sacramento Immigration Court33,12751.5%weighted by decisionsBayleigh J. Pettigrew91.1%Susan Phan45.4%
Concord Immigration Court199,46864.5%weighted by decisionsAndrew F. Scafidi100.0%Shadee M. Star46.4%
Las Vegas Immigration Court53,89059.9%weighted by decisionsJames F. Polivka91.9%Lindsy R. Roberts47.2%
Imperial Immigration Court31,31259.2%weighted by decisionsAnne Kristina Perry66.0%Jeffrey Munoz47.5%
Annandale Immigration Court2315,82769.0%weighted by decisionsJorene Soto96.6%Deepali Nadkarni50.9%
Tacoma Immigration Court63,96559.3%weighted by decisionsTraci Winder97.8%Tammy Fitting51.1%
Memphis Immigration Court - Louisville51,55471.8%weighted by decisionsPhoebe D. Riner100.0%Lettricea Jefferson-Webb51.5%
Indianapolis Immigration Court86,20076.9%weighted by decisionsJane Miller99.5%Scott Thomsen51.9%
Chicago Immigration Court1811,20564.6%weighted by decisionsJaime Poarch100.0%Marc Stahl52.3%
Sterling Immigration Court137,10277.7%weighted by decisionsShayne M. Welling100.0%Laura Wyrosdick52.9%
Hyattsville Immigration Court1613,44763.2%weighted by decisionsYeshaya Poyurs100.0%Elizabeth Kessler53.1%
Eloy Immigration Court71,82571.5%weighted by decisionsMichael Schnitzer91.5%William Mabry III54.1%
Atlanta - Ted Turner Drive Immigration Court63,12974.7%weighted by decisionsJoy Lampley-Fortson100.0%Jonathan Daniel Pelletier55.5%
Seattle Immigration Court514,09269.8%weighted by decisionsMichael Tisocco86.1%Brett Parchert56.1%
Dallas Immigration Court2013,00873.2%weighted by decisionsDarian R. Etienne100.0%James Nugent56.8%
Otay Mesa Immigration Court51,92564.3%weighted by decisionsLeah A. O'Brien84.4%Eugene Robinson57.6%
Orlando Immigration Court2619,48072.5%weighted by decisionsThomas B. Fighter100.0%Brian Burke57.7%
Denver Immigration Court84,52668.5%weighted by decisionsTyler Wood85.3%Alison Kane58.1%
San Diego Immigration Court74,41570.5%weighted by decisionsEric Wang100.0%Scott Simpson58.6%
Cleveland Immigration Court179,54878.5%weighted by decisionsBill Radin100.0%David Whipple59.1%
Hartford Immigration Court42,46461.0%weighted by decisionsSarah Sawwan100.0%Daniel A. Morris59.4%
Adelanto Immigration Court82,12983.8%weighted by decisionsKatie Mullins96.5%Jonathan W. Hitesman61.2%
Conroe Immigration Court158,30274.0%weighted by decisionsJohn McPhail96.2%Chris Brisack61.3%
Memphis Immigration Court183,91775.5%weighted by decisionsMeredith Duff100.0%Kelly Lake62.3%
Boston Immigration Court126,87365.3%weighted by decisionsPatricia Walter100.0%Mario Sturla63.0%
Baltimore Immigration Court76,72673.6%weighted by decisionsMichael Paul Taylor94.6%Alice Hartye63.2%
Honolulu Immigration Court42,48069.0%weighted by decisionsTamara S. Wallen76.3%Jason R. Waterloo64.5%
Ulster Immigration Court31,14077.8%weighted by decisionsKieran M. Lalor94.3%Kyung Auh64.6%
El Paso Immigration Court122,46781.3%weighted by decisionsTod M. Thedy100.0%Judith Bonilla65.2%
Otero Immigration Court61,93977.8%weighted by decisionsSamuel G. Williams99.6%Jacinto Palomino65.9%
Harlingen Immigration Court72,19279.2%weighted by decisionsAdam Rodriguez100.0%Melissa Joy Garcia66.9%
New Orleans Immigration Court66,35775.1%weighted by decisionsJon P. Calandruccio92.3%Joseph LaRocca67.7%
El Paso SPC Immigration Court41,99775.7%weighted by decisionsJessica Miles82.8%Stephen Ruhle69.3%
Aurora Immigration Court51,89075.9%weighted by decisionsRobyn Ross90.9%Matthew W. Kaufman69.4%
Atlanta - W. Peachtree Street Immigration Court146,28286.2%weighted by decisionsMelissa L. Isaak98.0%Winfield Murray70.0%
Santa Ana Immigration Court1917,00382.6%weighted by decisionsPaul Edmond Stephan100.0%Terese Tadros-Ibarra70.7%
Elizabeth Immigration Court52,62075.8%weighted by decisionsAdam Panopoulos79.7%Leila A. McNeill Mullican70.9%
Phoenix Immigration Court710,64478.8%weighted by decisionsMarni Guerrero83.8%Paul Habich71.5%
Pearsall Immigration Court62,21379.3%weighted by decisionsKevin Terrill96.6%Stuart Alcorn72.3%
Falls Church Immigration Adjudication Center65,84881.5%weighted by decisionsDavid White95.4%Robert K. Lundberg72.6%
Fort Worth Immigration Adjudication Center1510,28285.2%weighted by decisionsOmar J. Famada97.9%D'Anna H. Freeman72.8%
Buffalo Immigration Court72,07286.1%weighted by decisionsChris Staszak100.0%Ubaid ul-Haq73.9%
Fort Snelling Immigration Court78,14284.7%weighted by decisionsNathan M. Hansen97.7%Audrey Carr74.2%
Houston - Jefferson Street Immigration Court1517,85186.4%weighted by decisionsScott V. Greenbaum98.8%Saul Greenstein75.1%
Baton Rouge Immigration Court74,49186.4%weighted by decisionsPatrick E. Moore99.2%Carey Holliday75.5%
Richmond Immigration Adjudication Center147,53185.7%weighted by decisionsCharles Purnell97.7%Brian Palmer75.7%
Guaynabo Immigration Court52,44185.1%weighted by decisionsJeffry S. Brady96.4%Pedro Espinal75.8%
Kansas City Immigration Court680781.3%weighted by decisionsBradley R. Burke100.0%Colin Johnson76.4%
Newark Immigration Court106,54188.5%weighted by decisionsAnthony A. Picione100.0%Carol Moore76.6%
Chelmsford Immigration Court151,62084.7%weighted by decisionsSujata Rodgers100.0%Natalie Smith80.2%
Miami Krome (Detained) Immigration Court62,54489.4%weighted by decisionsChristina Martyak94.9%Romy Lerner84.4%
Houston - Greenspoint Park Immigration Court2012,36192.3%weighted by decisionsAlex G. Mason100.0%Oshea Spencer84.7%
Houston - S. Gessner Road Immigration Court115,84993.9%weighted by decisionsJonathan Andresen100.0%Geoffrey Hoffman84.9%
Port Isabel Immigration Court284190.7%weighted by decisionsPaul Hable93.1%Margaret R. MacGregor86.8%
LaSalle Immigration Court756387.2%weighted by decisionsKandra Robbins87.2%Kandra Robbins87.2%
Stewart Immigration Court61,07790.8%weighted by decisionsSteven Fuller93.7%Bianca Brown87.7%
Omaha Immigration Court65,12691.5%weighted by decisionsLucas I. Abbott100.0%Abby Meyer89.6%
Laredo Immigration Court892495.0%weighted by decisionsJerome M. Day100.0%Roel Canales91.1%
Oakdale Immigration Court40—weighted by decisions——

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