# Teresa L. Riley Chief Immigration Judge · [Cleveland Immigration Court](/kyj/court/oh/cleveland-immigration-court) Last updated October 11, 2026 ## Teresa L. Riley at a glance Current role Chief Immigration Judge Court [Cleveland Immigration Court](/kyj/court/oh/cleveland-immigration-court) Current assignment [Cleveland Immigration Court](/kyj/court/oh/cleveland-immigration-court) Jurisdiction Ohio · Federal Judicial service Active Historical EOIR data ## Outcomes at a glance Total outcomes 3,885 Relief granted 159 4.1% Denied / removal ordered 2,828 72.8% Other / procedural 898 23.1% 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 Asylum decisions and other statistics ## Analytics Published EOIR records include 826 asylum outcomes associated with this judge. Asylum was granted in 109 (13.2%) and denied in 655 (79.3%); 62 were other or procedural outcomes. [Explore analytics](#analytics) ## Biography ### Professional career - Immigration Judge, Cleveland Immigration Court (2019–2025) Heard hundreds of asylum and removal cases - 2008–2009: Assistant County Prosecutor, Cuyahoga County - 2003–2008: Senior Law Clerk, U.S. District Court - 1999–2003: Law Clerk/Judicial Attorney, Summit County Court of Common Pleas - Senior immigration judge within the U.S. immigration court system ### Education ### Additional information - Chief Immigration Judge (2025–present) Appointed December 2025; previously Acting Chief Immigration Judge - Acting Regional Deputy Chief Immigration Judge (2025) Oversaw multiple courts including Cleveland, Detroit, and Fort Snelling - She previously held the role of an Immigration Judge in Cleveland, Ohio, beginning in 2019, before rising through several leadership roles and ultimately becoming Chief Immigration Judge in 2025 ## 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 ### Current EOIR official staff directory Current EOIR Official Staff Directory source · HTML · Source checked October 7, 2026 ### DOJ/EOIR role evidence — Teresa L. Riley Judge Specific source · HTML · Source checked September 15, 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.