# Cynthia Torg

Immigration Judge · [Annandale Immigration Court](/kyj/court/va/annandale-immigration-court)

## Cynthia Torg at a glance

Current role

Immigration Judge

Court

[Annandale Immigration Court](/kyj/court/va/annandale-immigration-court)

Current assignment

[Annandale Immigration Court](/kyj/court/va/annandale-immigration-court)

Jurisdiction

Virginia · Federal

Judicial service

Active

Historical EOIR data

## Outcomes at a glance

Total outcomes

5,115

Relief granted

335 6.5%

Denied / removal ordered

3,093 60.5%

Other / procedural

1,687 33.0%

National comparison for this selection: 9,249,024 outcomes; 10.0% relief granted; 52.0% denied / removal ordered; 38.0% other / procedural.

Methodology and sources

These are proceeding outcomes, not asylum application statistics. Completion years use EOIR COMP_DATE; 2026 contains partial-year data. Relief granted, denied / removal ordered and other / procedural exhaust the recorded outcomes. Groups of one are included. Historical outcomes do not establish a current assignment. Counts describe recorded cases and do not predict an individual's result.

[Official EOIR case data](https://fileshare.eoir.justice.gov/EOIR%20Case%20Data.zip) · Source date: Tue, 01 Sep 2026 14:14:27 GMT

Asylum decisions and other statistics

## Analytics

Published EOIR records include 1,176 asylum outcomes associated with this judge. Asylum was granted in 268 (22.8%) and denied in 809 (68.8%); 99 were other or procedural outcomes. [Explore analytics](#analytics)

## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge Cynthia Shepherd Torg is an U.S. Immigration Judge appointed in October 2018 by then‐Attorney General Jeff Sessions to hear cases at the Annandale Immigration Court in Virginia
- Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney, Virginia Beach, VA (1993–1998) Clerk for Hon. Tommy E. Miller, U.S. District Court, E.D. Va. (1992–1993) Senior Trial Attorney, Organized Crime and Gang Section, DOJ (1998–2018) Chief Counsel, Human Smuggling and Trafficking Center, DOJ (2004–2008)

### Education

- B.A. in 1989, University of Virginia J.D. in 1992, University of Virginia School of Law

### Additional information

- Judge Torg’s rate is 19.3 points higher than national average

## Sources

Identity source checked August 19, 2026 .

Biography sources checked October 11, 2026 .

### DOJ EOIR current immigration judge directory

Identity source · HTML · Source checked August 19, 2026

### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 2.1 - Delivery and Receipt

Courtwide source · HTML · Source checked July 30, 2026

### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 2.3 - Documents

### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 3.10 - Interpreters

### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 3.11 - Courtroom Decorum

### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 3.12 - Electronic Devices

### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 3.15 - Individual Calendar Hearing

### Find an Immigration Court and Access Internet-Based Hearings

### Current EOIR official staff directory

Current EOIR Official Staff Directory source · HTML · Source checked October 7, 2026

[Public Records & Data Use](/public-records-data-use) · [Corrections policy](/corrections)


## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [EOIR Practice Manual 2.1 — Delivery and Receipt](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-c9195b4f0bba01a19aa8df41) — Immigration Court proceedings only, not BIA or OCAHO. Preserve chapter-specific proceeding limits. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.justice.gov/eoir/policy-manual-eoir/part-II/icpm/chapter-2-1). Collected 2026-10-27.
- [EOIR Practice Manual 3.11 — Courtroom Decorum](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-8d8e8e8bf80478864645291a) — Immigration Court proceedings only, not BIA or OCAHO. Preserve chapter-specific proceeding limits. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.justice.gov/eoir/policy-manual-eoir/part-II/icpm/chapter-3-11). Collected 2026-10-27.
- [EOIR Practice Manual 2.3 — Documents](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-53ee093be24c18a5d1a93046) — Immigration Court proceedings only, not BIA or OCAHO. Preserve chapter-specific proceeding limits. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.justice.gov/eoir/policy-manual-eoir/part-II/icpm/chapter-2-3). Collected 2026-10-27.