Jennie L. Kneedler at a glance
- Current role
- Immigration Judge
- Jurisdiction
- Virginia · Federal
Jennie L. Kneedler
Immigration Judge · Sterling Immigration Court
Historical EOIR data
Outcomes at a glance
- Total outcomes
- 2,496
- Relief granted
- 177 7.1%
- Denied / removal ordered
- 1,219 48.8%
- Other / procedural
- 1,100 44.1%
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 · Source date: Tue, 01 Sep 2026 14:14:27 GMT
Biography
Professional career
- Associate at Steptoe & Johnson LLP (2005–2010)
- Law clerk for a U.S. District Judge (Southern District of Texas), 2004–2005
Education
- in, Yale Law School — J.D. (2004)
Additional information
- Since 2025, Senior Counsel at Democracy Forward
- Began hearing cases at the Sterling Immigration Court in February 2023.
- Managing attorney, Detained Adult Program, Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights Coalition (2021–2022)
- Director of policy and pro bono, American Bar Association’s Commission on Immigration (2018–2021)
- Trial attorney and senior trial counsel, DOJ Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch (2011–2018)
- Most respondents represented by counsel (93%), with top nationalities: El Salvador (32.2%), Honduras (20.9%), Guatemala (11.6%), Nicaragua (7.5%), Peru (5.8%).
- She is a member of the District of Columbia Bar and is assigned by the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) to adjudicate immigration matters, including asylum claims.
Sources
Identity source checked October 6, 2026.
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