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63 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
Laforest, BrigitteNEW YORK — IMMIGRATION COURT7,78576%75% — 77%
Lamb, Elizabeth A.not hearing casesNEW YORK — IMMIGRATION COURT6,05777%76% — 78%
Lane, Denise A. MarksMIAMI — IMMIGRATION COURT4,16316%15% — 17%
Ling, Lisa W.NEW YORK — IMMIGRATION COURT3,44339%37% — 40%
Latimore, Jan D.nothing scheduledLOS ANGELES — WEST LOS ANGELES IMMIGRATION COURT3,26120%19% — 22%
Leeds, Frederic G.NEW YORK — IMMIGRATION COURT2,81877%75% — 78%
Loprest, F. James, JR.NEW YORK — IMMIGRATION COURT2,80467%65% — 69%
Law, Philip S.not hearing casesLOS ANGELES — WEST LOS ANGELES IMMIGRATION COURT2,63817%16% — 19%
Livingston, Donn L.not hearing casesAURORA — IMMIGRATION COURT2,51143%41% — 45%
Little, Anna C.NEW YORK — IMMIGRATION COURTpreviously SAN FRANCISCO — IMMIGRATION COURT2,34061%59% — 63%
Left, James M.LOS ANGELES — IMMIGRATION COURTpreviously ADELANTO — IMMIGRATION COURT2,34020%19% — 22%
La Rocca, Joseph B.NEW ORLEANS — IMMIGRATION COURT2,27120%18% — 22%
Lazare-Raphael, ShirleyNEW YORK — IMMIGRATION COURT1,88623%21% — 25%
Lee, Mary C.PHILADELPHIA — IMMIGRATION COURT1,86031%29% — 33%
Lee, Amy T.CHARLOTTE — IMMIGRATION COURTpreviously ADELANTO — IMMIGRATION COURT1,70113%12% — 15%
Leadbetter, Philip P.not hearing casesSAN FRANCISCO — IMMIGRATION COURT1,68957%55% — 60%
Lurye, MariaNEW YORK — IMMIGRATION COURT1,59477%75% — 79%
Lane, NicoleNEWARK — IMMIGRATION COURT1,5227%6% — 9%
Lopez-Enriquez, MariaCHARLOTTE — IMMIGRATION COURTpreviously MIAMI — IMMIGRATION COURT1,35213%12% — 15%
Lippman, Danielnot hearing casesOrlando — IMMIGRATION COURT1,31722%20% — 25%
Larsen, Alexandra R.OMAHA — IMMIGRATION COURT1,2403%2% — 4%
Levine, Shira M.SAN FRANCISCO — IMMIGRATION COURT1,21994%93% — 95%
Lyons, Jorennot hearing casesSAN FRANCISCO — IMMIGRATION COURT1,19856%54% — 59%
Lang, Elizabeth G.Orlando — IMMIGRATION COURT1,18535%32% — 38%
Lloyd, MichaelTUCSON — IMMIGRATION COURT1,09324%22% — 27%
Landis, Brent H.HOUSTON — IMMIGRATION COURT1,0924%3% — 6%
Lee, WilburSANTA ANA — IMMIGRATION COURT96311%9% — 13%
Lukose, Lolita M.ANNANDALE — IMMIGRATION COURT90640%37% — 43%
Lee, AlexanderHOUSTON — IMMIGRATION COURT8708%7% — 10%
Lake, Kelly B.MEMPHIS — IMMIGRATION COURTpreviously SAN FRANCISCO — IMMIGRATION COURT82236%33% — 40%
Lee, JuneHYATTSVILLE — IMMIGRATION COURT80220%17% — 23%
Luskin, Joshua D.CHICAGO — IMMIGRATION COURT74044%40% — 47%
Little, Monica M.not hearing casesLOS ANGELES — WEST LOS ANGELES IMMIGRATION COURT72538%34% — 41%
Lafuente, CynthiaSAN ANTONIO — IMMIGRATION COURTpreviously PEARSALL — IMMIGRATION COURT72332%29% — 35%
Lee, KalennaNEW YORK — IMMIGRATION COURT71428%24% — 31%
Lewandowski, Robert M.CHARLOTTE — IMMIGRATION COURT6928%6% — 10%
Lebreton, TanawaNEW YORK — IMMIGRATION COURT68442%38% — 46%
Libeu, HeatherSANTA ANA — IMMIGRATION COURT67011%9% — 13%
Lewis, Michael A.ANNANDALE — IMMIGRATION COURT62925%22% — 29%
Lundberg, Robert K.ANNANDALE — IMMIGRATION COURT56418%15% — 21%
Laurent, Scottnothing scheduledADELANTO — IMMIGRATION COURT49033%29% — 37%
Leonard, Joseph T.HARLINGEN — IMMIGRATION COURTpreviously HOUSTON — IMMIGRATION COURT48920%17% — 24%
Lerner, RomyMIAMI — IMMIGRATION COURT47016%13% — 19%
Lilien, Kyra S.CONCORD — IMMIGRATION COURT46168%64% — 72%
Luis, Lisanothing scheduledCONROE — IMMIGRATION COURT4486%4% — 8%
Laragy, W. Scottnothing scheduledOAKDALE — IMMIGRATION COURT41210%7% — 13%
Lakomy, Michelle L.ANNANDALE — IMMIGRATION COURT39928%24% — 33%
Lohr, BrandiBUFFALO — IMMIGRATION COURT36822%18% — 26%
Lyons, Francis J.not hearing casesNEW YORK — IMMIGRATION COURT34225%21% — 30%
Levin, VictoriaFLORENCE — IMMIGRATION COURTpreviously SANTA ANA — IMMIGRATION COURT33749%44% — 55%
Lee, Edwardnothing scheduledLOS ANGELES — WEST LOS ANGELES IMMIGRATION COURT30443%37% — 48%
Levay, Dean A.not hearing casesELOY — IMMIGRATION COURT29356%50% — 62%
London, Charlesa E.nothing scheduledNEW YORK — IMMIGRATION COURT21830%25% — 37%
Lomartire, Nicole C.nothing scheduledANNANDALE — IMMIGRATION COURT20754%47% — 61%
Le, HuyCHELMSFORD — IMMIGRATION COURT20436%30% — 43%
Lauer, Charles A.not hearing casesBALTIMORE — IMMIGRATION COURT1817%4% — 12%
Levinsky, Mitchell A.not hearing casesNAPANOCH — IMMIGRATION COURT15816%11% — 23%
Lemke, Kathy J.nothing scheduledPORTLAND — IMMIGRATION COURT14157%48% — 65%
Lalor, KieranNEW YORK — IMMIGRATION COURT1314%2% — 9%
Lopez, Silvianothing scheduledNEW YORK — IMMIGRATION COURT12573%64% — 80%
Lampley-Fortson, Christa J.ATLANTA — IMMIGRATION COURTpreviously LUMPKIN — IMMIGRATION COURT810%0% — 5%
Lucic, Nicholas B.EL PASO — IMMIGRATION COURT721%0% — 7%
Lipiec, KeithPHILADELPHIA — IMMIGRATION COURT574%1% — 12%
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.