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57 judges

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
Kessler, Elizabeth A.Hyattsville Immigration Courtpreviously Baltimore Immigration Court2,72739%37% — 41%
Kandler, Edward R.Not hearing casesTacoma Immigration Court2,62838%36% — 40%
Klein, ElizaNot hearing casesChicago Immigration Court2,59443%42% — 45%
Koelsch, David C.Detroit Immigration Courtpreviously Baltimore Immigration Court2,50158%56% — 60%
King, Carol A.Not hearing casesSan Francisco Immigration Court2,26764%62% — 66%
Klahr, Deborah E.New York Immigration Court1,98434%32% — 36%
Kirchner, Steven M.San Francisco Immigration Court1,83546%43% — 48%
Kleinfeld, Seymour R.Not hearing casesMiami Immigration Court1,70328%26% — 30%
Kolbe, MargaretNew York Immigration Court1,58259%57% — 62%
Kimball, R. WayneNothing scheduledDallas Immigration Court1,47816%14% — 18%
Khan, Anwer A.Houston Immigration Court1,4387%6% — 8%
Kandah, SabriNot hearing casesNew York Immigration Court1,36119%17% — 21%
Khan, Amiena A.New York Immigration Court1,30479%76% — 81%
Klosowsky, MichaelChicago Immigration Court1,29628%26% — 31%
Kane, Alison R.Denver Immigration Court1,22739%36% — 42%
Kahan, MichelleBoston Immigration Court1,17230%27% — 33%
Karden, Stuart F.Orlando Immigration Court1,16125%23% — 28%
Keenan, Sean H.Not hearing casesEloy Immigration Court1,12023%20% — 25%
Kaufman, Matthew W.Denver Immigration Courtpreviously Memphis Immigration Court1,04920%18% — 23%
Kouris, Theodora N.New York Immigration Court1,03476%73% — 79%
Krasinski, CarolynNew York Immigration Court90434%31% — 37%
King JR., H. LloydNot hearing casesMiami Immigration Court80117%15% — 20%
Kanellakos, ThanosHyattsville Immigration Courtpreviously New York Immigration Court72527%24% — 31%
Kim, NicoleNot hearing casesNewark Immigration Court72121%19% — 24%
Kim, Peter A.Chicago Immigration Courtpreviously Los Angeles Immigration Court66947%43% — 50%
Kassell, JosephCharlotte Immigration Courtpreviously Elizabeth Immigration Court6428%7% — 11%
Karlen, Melissa BethPhoenix Immigration Court63318%15% — 21%
Karesh, EllenCharlotte Immigration Court54513%10% — 16%
Kim, DavidNew York Immigration Court51783%80% — 86%
Kelly, Wynne P.Nothing scheduledNew York Immigration Court46844%39% — 48%
Kubica, HannahChelmsford Immigration Courtpreviously Boston Immigration Court46631%27% — 35%
Kulick, DawnPhiladelphia Immigration Court45740%35% — 44%
Koppenhofer, AndreaDenver Immigration Courtpreviously New York Immigration Court43757%52% — 61%
Kahn, Daniel L.Not hearing casesSeattle Immigration Court4078%5% — 11%
Kneedler, Jennie L.Sterling40035%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 Court24612%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%
Klinedinst, JamesOrlando Immigration Court1825%3% — 9%
Kinnicutt, Daniel P.Nothing scheduledConroe Immigration Court1698%5% — 13%
Kerby, JenniferNothing scheduledCharlotte Immigration Court13318%12% — 25%
Krishna, AnupriyaSterling1283%1% — 8%
Kitchen, JamesNew York Immigration Court1150%0% — 3%
Koss, Lenka J.Annandale Immigration Court1156%3% — 12%
Kallas, DeniseDetroit Immigration Court992%1% — 7%
Kim, Morgan C.Miami Immigration Court920%0% — 4%
Kilker, Jean M.New York Immigration Court819%4% — 17%
Kuipers, BenjaminOtero Immigration Court701%<1% — 8%
Katsivalis, George P.Not hearing casesChicago Immigration Court6611%5% — 20%
Karram, Omar Z.Boston Immigration Court666%2% — 15%
Knapp, Cara O'DriscollNot hearing casesFlorence Immigration Court632%<1% — 8%
Keane, Stephen F.Concord Immigration Court620%0% — 6%
Kennedy, BrandonCleveland Immigration Court590%0% — 6%
Kozyra, MatthewPearsall Immigration Court5311%5% — 23%
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.