From 1990 to 2020, he served on active duty with the U.S. Marine Corps, first as an infantry officer and later as a judge advocate. Elizabeth L. YoungAssistant Chief Immigration Judge Daniel P. KinnicuttAssistant Chief Immigration Judge. She continues to actively participate in the . From 2002 to 2007, he served as an assistant chief counsel, OCC, ICE, DHS, in Newark. Judge McNulty is a member of the Illinois Bar. Judge Garcia earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1995 from the University of Texas at San Antonio and a Juris Doctorate in 2001 from St. Marys University School of Law. From 2018 to 2020, she served as an Immigration Judge at the Memphis Immigration Court. these, he granted asylum for 216, granted 13 other types of relief, and denied relief to 251. He said he was encouraged to speak freely with the ICE prosecutors office about daily operations and, under President Biden, to work together to identify cases that could be closed, but he was mostly forbidden from any similar communications with private attorneys who represented immigrants, an imbalance that would be improper in a normal court. From October 2009 through November 2014, he served as an assistant chief counsel for the Office of the Chief Counsel, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in Fort Snelling, Minn. From November 2014 to April 2017, he served as a special assistant U.S. attorney in the U.S. Attorneys Office, District of Minnesota, Department of Justice. hmo6 Judge Sukkar is a member of the Florida Bar. knS&4g("IYMK c_m1tI/ MLh#u[xzCtNBT-TW`8s wY^j}w\ e4kf1HD}';7 yaH?IwI$yD%glK .;p0ZS~i v\~%ud4 In 2020, he retired as a colonel from the U.S. Air Force. Judge-by-Judge Asylum Decisions in Immigration Courts FY 2017-2022 Published Oct 26, 2022 Denial Rate Tables for Prior Periods TRAC is a nonpartisan, nonprofit data research center affiliated with the Newhouse School of Public Communications and the Whitman School of Management, both at Syracuse University. The EOIR news release includes a detailed list of all of the new immigration judge's previouspositions. Biographical information follows: Romy L. Lerner, Immigration Judge, Miami (Krome) Immigration Court Romy L. Lerner was appointed as an Immigration Judge to begin hearing cases in May 2022. From 2015 to 2018, she served as Chief of the Legislation and Regulations Division, Office of Visa Services, Bureau of Consular Affairs, DOS. Bar. In the nation as a whole during this same period, major nationalities of asylum seekers, in descending Judge Peyton earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1994 from Trinity College and a Juris Doctor in 1998 from the Case Western Reserve University School of Law. Shuting Chen, Immigration Judge, San Francisco Immigration Court . Judge Figueroa is a member of the Texas State Bar. From 2008-2010 she was an adjunct professor at Evergreen State College, in addition to serving as Executive Director of Centro Latino and freelance grant writer in 2008. Judge Hitesman earned a Bachelor of Science in 1990 from Norwich University, a Juris Doctor in 1997 from the University of Hawaii, and a Master of Laws in 2004 from the Georgetown University Law Center. other factors, such as the types of cases on the Judge's docket, the detained status of immigrant The San Francisco Immigration Court has 27 judges with Judge Elizabeth L. Young acting as Assistant Chief Immigration Judge. From 2012 to 2018, he served as a veteran advocate and veterans treatment court mentor trainer for the Douglas County Veterans Treatment Court, Omaha, Nebraska, and the Lancaster County Veterans Treatment Court, Lincoln, Nebraska. 2022. Circuit Courts and all administrative appeals Before the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) of the Executive Office for Immigration Review; Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as well as before ImmigrationCourtsnationwide. From 2005 to 2006, he attended the Naval War College. He put in a request for filing cabinets, he said, and was asked a series of detailed questions by management including where exactly the cabinets would be placed and whether the building had the structural integrity to hold them. Judge Comans earned a Bachelor of Science in 2005 from St. Leo University and a Juris Doctorate in 2008 from Mississippi College School of Law. Khalilah M. Taylor was appointed as an Assistant Chief Immigration Judgein March 2020. It was not consistent with my training and experience as a judge.. Jennifer I. Peyton| Rodin Rooyani|Theresa M. Scala |Noelle Sharp |Elisa M. SukkarKhalilah M. Taylor | Ubaid ul-Haq | Rebecca J. Walters |Ryan R. Wood | Elizabeth L. Young. Hanrahan took particular issue with managements arbitrary closures of courts during the pandemic, sometimes in the middle of the day, with no warning, and said leadership at the agency headquarters refused several of his requests to provide clear guidance to immigration attorneys trying to prepare their clients. More political news from San Francisco to Sacramento to Washington in the Political Punch Newsletter. A state courthouse he visited there had plexiglass, air filtration, personal protective equipment and technology to conduct remote hearings. Kopan graduated with honors from the University of Chicago. 2022. Jeffrey S. Miller was appointed as an Assistant Chief Immigration Judgein April 2020. From 2010 to 2021, she was an Immigration Attorney in private practice in California, Oregon, Texas, and Washington. From 2017 to 2018, she was an immigration attorney in private . Before that, he was a county assistant district attorney, state assistant attorney general, state circuit court judge and chief circuit court judge during a 30-year career in Wisconsin. She is known for her fierce advocacy for the court. Administrations have repeatedly made policy decisions not because theyre efficient or legally sound, but because theyre politically expedient. From 2016 to 2017, he served as an Immigration Judge at the Dallas Immigration Court. From 2010 to 2018, he served as an assistant U.S. attorney at the U.S. Attorneys Office for the Southern District of Texas in Corpus Christi, Texas. From 2009 to 2015, he served as Assistant Chief Counsel (ACC), Office of the Chief Counsel, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in the Las Vegas and Dallas offices. ","reviewRating":{"@type":"rating","ratingValue":3.625},"author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Kulwant Singh"}}This is one of the best reasonable and fair judge to sum up. Hanrahan was astonished to discover the Wisconsin state court had gotten federal money to purchase the supplies even as the federally run San Francisco immigration courts still lack similar protections and capabilities. (21.6%), Guatemala (20.7%), Mexico (9.6%), Honduras (7.2%). From 2019 to 2022, he served as an Immigration Judge at the Arlington Immigration Court, which relocated to Annandale in October 2022. Judge Cheng earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1992 from the State University of New York at Albany and a Juris Doctor in 1997 from St. Johns University School of Law. From 2010 to 2013, she was a supervising attorney at Americans for Immigrant Justice (formerly Florida Immigrant Advocacy Center (FIAC)). Tal Kopan is the Washington Correspondent for The San Francisco Chronicle. Very transparent and accoutable to Hanrahan's last day as assistant chief immigration judge was May 7, capping a 14-month tenure as the top manager overseeing the 25 immigration judges and dozens of staff at the San Francisco court. Curtis F. Pierce, Immigration Judge, San Francisco Immigration Court Curtis Pierce was appointed as an Immigration Judge to begin hearing cases in May 2022. Is Californias drought finally over? From 2021 to 2022, she served as an Immigration Judge at the LaSalle Immigration Court. From 1991 to 2000, she served as a trial attorney for the former INS, entering on duty through the Attorney Generals Honors Program. Attorney General Jeff Sessions appointed Joseph Y. OCIJ provides overall program direction and establishes priorities for approximately 600 immigration judges located in 68 immigration courts and three adjudications centers throughout the Nation. Megan B. Herndon was appointed as an Assistant Chief Immigration Judge in April 2021. example, TRAC has previously found that legal representation and the nationality of the asylum seeker are And, given the required legal grounds for a successful asylum claim, asylum seekers from some Cameroon (1.5%), Nepal (1.2%). Judge Park, 14.8% were not represented by an attorney. From 2017 to 2020, he served as an Immigration Judge at the Newark Immigration Court. Judge Chen earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2006 from the University of Oklahoma and a Juris Doctor in 2009 from Harvard Law School. From 2007 to 2008, she served as a Visiting Professor at The George Washington University School of Law. From 2006 to 2007, she was Director at Catholic Charities Office of Refugee Resettlement Services in Tallahassee, Florida. 27 Whitehall Street, 5th Fl Jonathan W. Hitesman was appointed asan Assistant Chief Immigration Judge in June 2020. Choose from a broad listing of topics suited for law firms, corporate legal departments, and government entities. Judge Miller earned a Bachelor of Science in 1996 from Berry College and a Juris Doctor in 2006 from Florida Coastal School of Law. I should have known what level of idiocy I was dealing with from the get-go, but I didnt put it together, Hanrahan said, recalling his byzantine hiring process. From 1988 to 1994, she served as an assistant district attorney with the New York County District Attorneys Office. Judge Pierce is a member of the State Bar of California. From January 2005 to October 2009, he was a judge advocate with the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General Corps, serving in the 4th and 7th Infantry Divisions and the Trial Defense Service. In And then of course the effect on the children, the children who are American citizens, not knowing whether Dads going to be deported.. S.F. in different parts of the country tend to have proportionately larger shares from some countries than from From 2003 to 2017, he worked for Immigration and Customs respondents, current immigration policies, and other factors beyond an individual Judge's control. Judge Pierce earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1980 from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a Juris Doctor in 1984 from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles. Hed worked in both criminal and civil law. From 2018 to 2021, she served as Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of the Principal Legal Advisor (OPLA), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in Jena and Oakdale, Louisiana. Date: March 17, 2022 12:00-1:15 pm ET Time: 12:00 p.m. Over one hundred different nationalities had at least one hundred The judges in San Francisco, where I served, were told we could not schedule any cases in 2022 until our calendars showed that three cases were scheduled every day through the end of 2021. Theresa Holmes-Simmons was appointed as an Assistant Chief Immigration Judgein August 2019. Kopan started her journalism career in Chicago newsrooms, where she supported local coverage on a variety of fronts, including politics, crime, sports and weather. As a result, some people who had waited years to have their time in court would suddenly have their hearings canceled and rescheduled for years later. Contact Us (800) 795-8009. However, if judges within a Court are assigned to On a trip back to Wisconsin in October 2020, he found a starkly different situation. From 1997 to 2006, she served as a Michigan Assistant Attorney General. She joined the newsroom in 2018 after covering D.C. politics, immigration policy, justice and national security, cybersecurity and other hot-button issues for CNN Politics and Politico. From 2003 to 2009, he was a Judge Advocate General with the U.S. Air Force and served as a Senior Trial Counsel, Area Defense Counsel, and Trial Counsel at the following locations: Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada; Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska; and Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. 2003 to 2007; a senior attorney, 2007 to 2011; and a deputy chief counsel, Office of Chief Counsel, 2011 endstream endobj 210 0 obj <>stream From March 1995 to April 2008, Judge Sukkar served as an Immigration Judge at the Miami Immigration Court. From 2002 to 2003, he worked as an attorney for Cetrus Consulting Group, in Seattle. In the nation as a whole during this same period, major nationalities of asylum seekers, in descending Her work has earned multiple awards and recognition, including winning the prestigious George Polk Award with Chronicle colleagues for coverage of a COVID-19 outbreak aboard a U.S. aircraft carrier and winning a Webby Award with colleagues for a documentary podcast series on the life and career of Vice President Kamala Harris. See Figure3. This webinar is designed for pro bono attorneys and immigration practitioners who are new to immigration law, or for anyone who wants . Judge Little earned a Business Certificate in 1988 from Sophia University Tokyo Japan, a Bachelor of Arts in 1989 from Seton Hall University, and a Juris Doctor in 1992 from Seton Hall University School of Law. Judge Walters earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2005 from the University of Virginia and a Juris Doctor in 2010 from the American University Washington College of Law. On May 23, 2022, the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) announced the appointment of five new immigration judges. Judge Diaz is a member of the State Bar of New Mexico, and State Bar of Texas. country made up 29.8% of his caseload. Judge Peyton is a member of the Ohio State Bar. For the nation as a whole, about From 1982 to 1983, she was a deputy district attorney in Clark County, Nevada. Jeffrey S. Miller | Tara Naselow-Nahas | Alfredia Owens | Anne Kristina Perry Court where Judge Gordon decided these cases denied asylum 32.1 percent of the time. Sheila McNulty was appointed as Regional Deputy Chief Immigration Judge in March 2021. relief other than asylum). Judge Daugherty received the William K. Suter award for Distinguished Judicial Service from the Judge Advocates Foundation, and earnedthe Legion of Merit. From 2000 to 2002, he served as an administrative law judge for the New York City Department of Finance. Judge Haq is a member of the Florida Bar. From 2020 to 2022, she served as a staff attorney in Below, we will list the new Immigration Judges and the courts upon which they will sit for your convenience. It kept them off balance, it kept them in fear, it quashed all innovation and initiative and, again, did not effectively deploy their skills and talents in a way that furthered the mission of the agency.. Judge Lampley-Fortson earned a Bachelor of Science in 1992 from the University of Florida and a Juris Doctor in 1996 from the University of Florida College of Law. We are now happy to say that an Immigration Judge in San Francisco has recently granted Bongbong his requested waiver under Section 237(a)(1)(H . Then variations in Judge Brown earned a Bachelor of Science in 1990 from Florida State University, a Juris Doctor in 1993 from Vanderbilt Law School, and a Master of Military Operational Art and Science in 2006 from Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. Jaime DiazAssistant Chief Immigration Judge. The Office of the Chief Immigration Judge (OCIJ) is led by the Chief Immigration Judge, who establishes operating policies and oversees policy implementation for the immigration courts. E. Mark BarcusAssistant Chief Immigration Judge. 16.7% of asylum seekers are not represented. denied 63.8 percent of asylum claims during this same period. From May 2015 to June of 2018, he was an Immigration Judge at theMemphis Immigration Court. Judge Owens earned a Bachelor of Science in 1989 from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and a Juris Doctor in 1994 from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law. 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