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Lists are ordered by number of decisions, not by grant rate: a best-to-worst ranking of this data would mislead.

EOIR data through August 31, 2026 · built September 11, 2026 · What these dates mean

Judges with fewer than 50 decisions are not listed: at that sample size the percentage is noise rather than a characteristic. Their pages still open by direct link.

U.S. immigration judges: volume and asylum grant rate
JudgeCourtDecisionsGranted95% interval
Josephson, KennethNot hearing casesTacoma Immigration Court5,38933%31% — 34%
Jankun, William F.Not hearing casesNew York Immigration Court2,3334%3% — 5%
Johnson, Shane E.Seattle Immigration Court2,19914%13% — 16%
Juelle, Carlos R.West Los Angeles Immigration Court1,77312%10% — 13%
Johnson, JeremiahSan Francisco Immigration Court1,45683%81% — 85%
Johnson-Papillo, Carrie C.New York Immigration Court1,41920%18% — 22%
Jamadar, Richard A.Orlando Immigration Courtpreviously Houston Immigration Court1,30017%15% — 19%
Jones, David M.Hyattsville Immigration Courtpreviously Baltimore Immigration Court1,24441%38% — 43%
Jebson, Mark J.Detroit Immigration Court1,06815%13% — 17%
Jeannopoulos, AmandaNew York Immigration Court1,05442%39% — 45%
Jasso, JaimeLos Angeles Immigration Courtpreviously West Los Angeles Immigration Court91322%19% — 25%
JEFFERSON-WEBB, LETTRICEA L.Memphis Immigration Courtpreviously San Francisco Immigration Court81248%44% — 51%
Jacobs, Richard C.Dallas Immigration Court80612%10% — 14%
John-Baptiste, AllanDallas Immigration Court80010%8% — 12%
Jenkins, ArkesiaHouston Immigration Court6865%4% — 7%
Jones, Delana M.Houston Immigration Court6774%3% — 5%
Johnson, Kelly S.Memphis Immigration Court6605%3% — 7%
Joyce, WilliamNot hearing casesBoston Immigration Court64852%48% — 56%
Janas, ThomasNot hearing casesCleveland Immigration Court64817%15% — 21%
Jovanovic, AdamHouston Immigration Court6265%4% — 7%
Jaimes-Salgado, MariaHouston Immigration Court61911%9% — 14%
Johnson, ColinKansas City Immigration Court56613%10% — 16%
Josephsen, Brandon J.Memphis Immigration Court55321%18% — 25%
Jefferies, Scott M.Not hearing casesFlorence Immigration Court54418%15% — 21%
Jackson, Jacqueline J.Nothing scheduledSan Francisco Immigration Court48479%75% — 83%
Julius, DerekCharlotte Immigration Court46515%12% — 19%
Johnson, Dustin JosephPortland Immigration Court46012%9% — 15%
Jimenez, ChristinaNothing scheduledAnnandale Immigration Court42737%32% — 41%
Jones, GabrielleNew Orleans Immigration Court42644%39% — 49%
Joyce, Jacquelyn J.Houston Immigration Court4023%2% — 5%
Jostad, BrentDetroit Immigration Court38412%9% — 15%
Johnston, Paul LNot hearing casesNew York Immigration Court37721%17% — 26%
Jamil, RebeccaNot hearing casesSan Francisco Immigration Court35683%79% — 87%
Johnston, Paul L.Not hearing casesAtlanta Immigration Court32222%18% — 27%
James, Dennis R.Not hearing casesImperial Immigration Court29125%21% — 31%
Jalelian, Lincoln S.Not hearing casesBoston Immigration Court25841%35% — 47%
Jones, JasonNew Orleans Immigration Court14145%37% — 54%
Jackler, Megan R.New Orleans Immigration Court13433%25% — 41%
Jones, Paul N.Dallas Immigration Court901%<1% — 6%
Jeter, KimberlyAtlanta Immigration Court760%0% — 5%
Josephson, KennethNot hearing casesPhoenix Immigration Court759%5% — 18%
How this percentage is calculated

Grant rate = granted / (granted + denied). Administrative closures, withdrawals, abandonment and "not adjudicated" are excluded from the denominator. What is counted is a decision per proceeding, not per application: asylum, withholding and CAT protection are almost always asked for together, so withholding and CAT grants are counted separately from asylum. The U.S. fiscal year runs October 1 – September 30.