# Jennie L. Kneedler

Immigration Judge · [Sterling Immigration Court](/kyj/court/va/sterling-immigration-court)

## Jennie L. Kneedler at a glance

Current role

Immigration Judge

Court

[Sterling Immigration Court](/kyj/court/va/sterling-immigration-court)

Jurisdiction

Virginia · Federal

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](https://fileshare.eoir.justice.gov/EOIR%20Case%20Data.zip) · 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 .

### DOJ EOIR current immigration judge directory

Identity source · HTML · Source checked October 6, 2026

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

## Courtroom rules

[Official EOIR hearing and filing instructions](https://www.justice.gov/eoir/policy-manual-eoir)