# Leila Mullican

Former Assistant Chief Immigration Judge · [Elizabeth Immigration Court](/kyj/court/nj/elizabeth-immigration-court)

Last updated October 7, 2026

## Leila Mullican at a glance

Current role

Former Assistant Chief Immigration Judge

Court

[Elizabeth Immigration Court](/kyj/court/nj/elizabeth-immigration-court)

Jurisdiction

New Jersey · Federal

Judicial service

Former

Historical EOIR data

## Outcomes at a glance

Total outcomes

6,453

Relief granted

625 9.7%

Denied / removal ordered

3,294 51.0%

Other / procedural

2,534 39.3%

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 1,144 asylum outcomes associated with this judge. Asylum was granted in 300 (26.2%) and denied in 811 (70.9%); 33 were other or procedural outcomes. [Explore analytics](#analytics)

## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge Leila McNeill Mullican is an Immigration Judge appointed in March 2020 by Attorney General William P. Barr to serve on the Newark, NJ Immigration Court
- Commissioned as a Judge Advocate in the U.S. Navy in 2011

### Education

- University of Missouri Columbia School of Law — J.D. (2011)
- Master of Public Administration — Cornell University — 2008
- John Brown University — B.A. (2005)

### Additional information

- Assistant Chief Immigration Judge; 2026-07
- Newark Immigration Court; 2020; 2026-06
- At Elizabeth, her asylum denial rate in FY 2020–2025 was 96% (2 grants, 2 other relief, 96 denials)
- Staff Attorney; 2016; 2020
- Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
- In addition to Newark, Judge Mullican has handled cases at Elizabeth, NJ and other immigration courts.

## Sources

Identity source checked August 19, 2026 .

Biography sources checked August 19, 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

### DOJ/EOIR role evidence — Leila Mullican

Judge Specific source · HTML · Source checked September 15, 2026

### 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

### Current EOIR official staff directory

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