# Gina Reynolds

Immigration Judge · [IMMIGRATION COURT CHI](/kyj/court/il/eoir-analytics-chi)

## Gina Reynolds at a glance

Current role

Immigration Judge

Court

[IMMIGRATION COURT CHI](/kyj/court/il/eoir-analytics-chi)

Jurisdiction

Illinois · Federal

## Immigration proceeding outcomes

No proceeding outcomes in this EOIR release are matched to this profile. Any separately published asylum statistics are available below.

## Biography

### Professional career

- Appointed by President Joe Biden under Attorney General Merrick Garland to the Chicago Immigration Court in October 2022
- Judge Gina L. Reynolds is a federal immigration judge appointed in October 2022 to the Chicago Immigration Court, known for granting asylum in a significantly higher proportion of cases than national averages
- From 2009 to 2022, she was an attorney at Hernandez & Reynolds LLC in Chicago, later as a partner (2014–2022)
- She held the role of a law clerk at the Notre Dame Legal Aid Immigration & Asylum Clinic (2003–2004) and practiced law in Chicago from 2006–2008

### Education

- University of Notre Dame Law School — J.D. (2004)
- University of Pittsburgh — B.A. (1999)

### Additional information

- Reynolds’s high grant rate places her in the top 10% of U.S. immigration judges with sufficient caseloads
- She is a member of the Illinois and New York State Bars

## Sources

Identity source checked September 19, 2026 .

### DOJ EOIR current immigration judge directory

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

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

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