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52 judges

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

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
Kessler, Elizabeth A.HYATTSVILLE — IMMIGRATION COURTpreviously BALTIMORE — IMMIGRATION COURT2,67839%38% — 41%
Kandler, Edward R.not hearing casesTACOMA — IMMIGRATION COURT2,62838%36% — 40%
Klein, Elizanot hearing casesCHICAGO — IMMIGRATION COURT2,59543%42% — 45%
Koelsch, David C.DETROIT — IMMIGRATION COURTpreviously BALTIMORE — IMMIGRATION COURT2,49958%56% — 60%
King, Carol A.not hearing casesSAN FRANCISCO — IMMIGRATION COURT2,26764%62% — 66%
Klahr, Deborah E.NEW YORK — IMMIGRATION COURT1,82337%35% — 39%
Kirchner, Steven M.SAN FRANCISCO — IMMIGRATION COURT1,75848%45% — 50%
Kleinfeld, Seymour R.not hearing casesMIAMI — IMMIGRATION COURT1,70328%26% — 30%
Kolbe, MargaretNEW YORK — IMMIGRATION COURT1,53861%58% — 63%
Kimball, R. Waynenothing scheduledDALLAS — IMMIGRATION COURT1,47316%14% — 18%
Khan, Anwer A.HOUSTON — IMMIGRATION COURT1,4157%6% — 9%
Kandah, Sabrinot hearing casesNEW YORK — IMMIGRATION COURT1,36119%17% — 21%
Khan, Amiena A.NEW YORK — IMMIGRATION COURT1,30379%76% — 81%
Klosowsky, MichaelCHICAGO — IMMIGRATION COURT1,24129%27% — 32%
Kane, Alison R.DENVER — IMMIGRATION COURT1,21339%36% — 42%
Karden, Stuart F.Orlando — IMMIGRATION COURT1,16325%23% — 28%
Kahan, MichelleBOSTON — IMMIGRATION COURT1,16130%27% — 33%
Keenan, Sean H.not hearing casesELOY — IMMIGRATION COURT1,11923%20% — 25%
Kouris, Theodora N.NEW YORK — IMMIGRATION COURT1,03176%74% — 79%
Kaufman, Matthew W.DENVER — IMMIGRATION COURTpreviously MEMPHIS — IMMIGRATION COURT1,01321%19% — 24%
Krasinski, CarolynNEW YORK — IMMIGRATION COURT86635%32% — 38%
King JR., H. Lloydnot hearing casesMIAMI — IMMIGRATION COURT80117%15% — 20%
Kim, Nicolenot hearing casesNEWARK — IMMIGRATION COURT72121%19% — 24%
Kanellakos, ThanosHYATTSVILLE — IMMIGRATION COURTpreviously NEW YORK — IMMIGRATION COURT70227%24% — 31%
Kim, Peter A.CHICAGO — IMMIGRATION COURTpreviously LOS ANGELES — IMMIGRATION COURT66147%43% — 51%
Kassell, JosephCHARLOTTE — IMMIGRATION COURTpreviously ELIZABETH — IMMIGRATION COURT5978%6% — 10%
Karlen, Melissa BethPHOENIX — IMMIGRATION COURT58319%16% — 22%
Karesh, EllenCHARLOTTE — IMMIGRATION COURT54613%10% — 16%
Kim, DavidNEW YORK — IMMIGRATION COURT51484%80% — 87%
Kelly, Wynne P.nothing scheduledNEW YORK — IMMIGRATION COURT46844%39% — 48%
Kubica, HannahCHELMSFORD — IMMIGRATION COURTpreviously BOSTON — IMMIGRATION COURT46531%27% — 35%
Kulick, DawnPHILADELPHIA — IMMIGRATION COURT44940%36% — 45%
Koppenhofer, AndreaDENVER — IMMIGRATION COURTpreviously NEW YORK — IMMIGRATION COURT43357%53% — 62%
Kahn, Daniel L.not hearing casesSEATTLE — IMMIGRATION COURT4078%5% — 11%
Kneedler, Jennie L.STERLING — STERLING39934%30% — 39%
Knuck, Richard H.not hearing casesTUCSON — IMMIGRATION COURT30055%50% — 61%
King, Metcalfe C.not hearing casesNEW YORK — IMMIGRATION COURT27730%25% — 36%
Khanna, RohitMIAMI — IMMIGRATION COURT24512%9% — 17%
Kilroy, Michael A.not hearing casesADELANTO — IMMIGRATION COURT2186%4% — 10%
Kim, Samuel Y.nothing scheduledSAN FRANCISCO — IMMIGRATION COURT21491%87% — 94%
Kaplan, Elliot M.nothing scheduledANNANDALE — IMMIGRATION COURT19471%64% — 77%
Kinnicutt, Daniel P.nothing scheduledCONROE — IMMIGRATION COURT1698%5% — 13%
Kerby, Jennifernothing scheduledCHARLOTTE — IMMIGRATION COURT13318%12% — 25%
Klinedinst, JamesOrlando — IMMIGRATION COURT1197%3% — 13%
Krishna, AnupriyaSTERLING — STERLING943%1% — 9%
Koss, Lenka J.ANNANDALE — IMMIGRATION COURT845%2% — 12%
Katsivalis, George P.not hearing casesCHICAGO — IMMIGRATION COURT6611%5% — 20%
Knapp, Cara O'Driscollnot hearing casesFLORENCE — IMMIGRATION COURT632%0% — 8%
Keane, Stephen F.CONCORD — IMMIGRATION COURT620%0% — 6%
Kim, Morgan C.MIAMI — IMMIGRATION COURT610%0% — 6%
Kuipers, BenjaminADELANTO — IMMIGRATION COURTpreviously OTERO — IMMIGRATION COURT612%0% — 9%
Kallas, DeniseDETROIT — IMMIGRATION COURT504%1% — 13%
How this percentage is calculated
Grant rate = granted / (granted + denied). Administrative closures, withdrawals, abandonment and "not adjudicated" are excluded from the denominator. The unit of count is a decision per proceeding, not per application: applicants almost always file asylum, withholding and CAT protection together. Withholding and CAT grants are counted separately from asylum. U.S. fiscal year: October 1 – September 30.