Judge Sharp is a member of the Washington State Bar. From 2019 to 2022, he served as an associate judge for the San Carlos Apache Tribe, in Peridot, Arizona. Wynne P. KellyAssistant Chief Immigration Judge. Attorney General Jeff Sessions appointed Laura C. Figueroa to begin hearing cases in October 2018. Judge Jackler earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2003 from Barnard College and a Juris Doctor in 2008 from the American University Washington College of Law. 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. 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. Ultimately, Hanrahan said, its the immigrants seeking a chance to stay in the U.S. who are left bearing the burden of the disorganization. All positions were in San Antonio, Texas. From 2006 to 2007, she was Director at Catholic Charities Office of Refugee Resettlement Services in Tallahassee, Florida. hbbd```b``";A$0"d5 = w o30u( 0 For Judge Lerner is a member of the Florida Bar and New York State Bar. From 2008 to 2015, Judge Feldman served as an Immigration Judge at the Eloy Immigration Court. Judges at the San Francisco Immigration Court where Judge Gordon decided these cases denied asylum 32.1 percent of the time. From 2003 to 2017, he worked for Immigration and Customs Judge Miller is a member of the Florida State Bar. From 1991 to 1992, he served as an attorney for the Fidelity and Deposit Companies of Maryland, in Baltimore. From 2008 to 2010, she served as Mayor of Highlands. From 2006 to 2007, she served as Deputy Chief Counsel, OCC, OPLA, ICE, DHS. From 2004 to 2006, he served as an attorney,U.S. Customs and Border Protection, DHS. The former managing judge of the San Francisco immigration court delivered a blistering exit interview after retiring from the system, saying the courts are run by a soul-crushing bureaucracy that needs wholesale reform.. The largest group of asylum seekers appearing before Judge Gordon came from India. Lisa LuisAssistant Chief Immigration Judge Judge Park Thank you. Judge Kinnicutt earned a Bachelor of Science in 1989 from Pepperdine University and a Juris Doctor in 1994 from Seattle University School of Law. But Hanrahan said he encountered a soul-crushing bureaucracy that he found shockingly unlike the regular American legal system. Judge Park is a member of the California State Bar. 20|0 T,H On a daily basis, I really felt I was being forced to rearrange the deck chairs on a ship that was going down.. hb```J/a`0plf(`p`L M{WV'{D6m`j`h````im H0p?ydzED3H`\ :-g ^),c1z v8Sv Judge Miller earned a Bachelor of Science in 1996 from Berry College and a Juris Doctor in 2006 from Florida Coastal School of Law. From 2019 to 2022, he served as an Immigration Judge at the Arlington Immigration Court, which relocated to Annandale in October 2022. Alfredia Owens Cameroon (1.5%), Nepal (1.2%). roughly a similar composition of cases given a sufficient number of asylum cases. Theyre not real courts. From 2004 to 2009, she served as Deputy Chief Counsel, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in Los Angeles. From 2019 to 2021, she was a Managing Attorney; from 2014 to 2019, a Supervising Attorney; from 2012 to 2014, a Staff Attorney; and from 2010 to 2012, a Skadden Fellow, all at non-profit Ayuda, in Northern Virginia. FY 2017 - 2022, San Francisco Immigration Court, Figure 1: Percent of Asylum Matters Denied, Figure 2: Comparing Denial Rates (percents), Figure 3: Asylum Seeker Had Representation, Figure 4: Asylum Decisions by Nationality, TRAC is a nonpartisan, nonprofit data research center affiliated with the. Ubaid ul-HaqAssistant Chief Immigration Judge A state courthouse he visited there had plexiglass, air filtration, personal protective equipment and technology to conduct remote hearings. 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. Judge Mabry is a member of the State Bar of Arizona and State Bar of New Mexico. It was not consistent with my training and experience as a judge.. Melissa Joy GarciaAssistant Chief Immigration Judge. And, given the required legal grounds for a successful asylum claim, asylum seekers from some relief other than asylum). In When I arrived, I encountered a staff that appears to have grown accustomed to a rather tyrannical management style. From 2000 to 2002, he served as an administrative law judge for the New York City Department of Finance. Hanrahan was also discouraged by the nature of the work, where often judges have no choice under the law but to order even sympathetic and vulnerable people deported due to the limited number of circumstances that permit migrants to stay. Daniel J. Daugherty Regional Deputy Chief Immigration Judge. Compared to Judge Park's denial rate of 52.3 percent, Immigration Court judges across the country Note that From 1995 to 2022, he practiced immigration law with the Law Offices of Curtis Pierce in Los Angeles. Eric L. DillowAssistant Chief Immigration Judge. "Of the 21 . Judge Jaroch is a member of the New Jersey State Bar. Judge Cheng is a member of the New York State Bar. From 2003 to 2004, she served as Assistant Chief Counsel, ICE, DHS, and from 1995 to 2003, she served as an Assistant Chief Counsel for the former Immigration and Naturalization Service. From 2010 to 2016, he served as a senior attorney in the Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit, Civil Rights Division (CRT), Department of Justice (DOJ). 2003 to 2007; a senior attorney, 2007 to 2011; and a deputy chief counsel, Office of Chief Counsel, 2011 From 2014 to 2016, she served as an associate counsel with the Refugee and Asylum Law Division, Office of the Chief Counsel, U.S. Americas immigration court system has been pushed to its breaking point; Band-aid fixes and short-term solutions are no longer enough to reverse course.. ","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. respondents, current immigration policies, and other factors beyond an individual Judge's control. From 1988 to 1994, she served as an assistant district attorney with the New York County District Attorneys Office. From 1997 to 2006, she served as a Michigan Assistant Attorney General. Judge Feldman is a member of the State Bar of Arizona, and the New Jersey State Bar. From 2016 to 2017, he served as interim executive director of Iron Gate in Tulsa, Oklahoma. From 2007 to 2017, he served as a senior attorney, Office of Chief Counsel (OCC), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in Newark, New Jersey. From 2008 to 2010, as a member of the U.S. Coast Guard Judge Advocate General Corps, he served as a special assistant U.S. attorney at the U.S. Attorneys Office for the Middle District of Florida in Tampa, Florida. Groups of asylum seeking illegal immigrants wait outside the Migrant Resource Center to receive food from the San Antonio Catholic Charities in San Antonio, Texas, on Sept. 19, 2022. Rodin RooyaniAssistant Chief Immigration Judge From 2002 to 2007, he served as an assistant chief counsel, OCC, ICE, DHS, in Newark. Judge Sharp earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1999 from San Francisco State University and a Juris Doctor in 2005 from Stetson University School of Law. From 2015 to 2019, he served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada. From 2016 to 2017, he served as an Immigration Judge at the Dallas Immigration Court. contribute to differences in asylum denial rates. Judge McNulty is a member of the Illinois Bar. Bill Hanrahan, former managing judge of the San Francisco immigration court, delivered a blistering exit interview after retiring from the system, saying the courts are run by a soul-crushing bureaucracy that needs wholesale reform. And thats not improving under Biden, he said. During this period, court records show that Judge Park decided 480 asylum claims on their merits. From 2018 to 2020, she served as Deputy Director of Legal Affairs, Office of Visa Services, Bureau of Consular Affairs, DOS. From 2000 to 2010, Judge McNulty served as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney with the former Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, in the Chicago Office of the U.S Attorneys Office for the Northern District of Illinois. From 2006 to 2008, he served as the Deputy Staff Judge Advocate for Marine Forces Pacific. asylum decisions among Judges on the same Immigration Court would appear to reflect, at least in part, the From 2001 to 2002, she served as a Judicial Law Clerk at the Newark Immigration Court. Jonathan W. Hitesman was appointed asan Assistant Chief Immigration Judge in June 2020. See Figure4. Citizenship and Immigration Services, DHS, in Rosedale, New York. See Figure4. These were people out in the hallway cuddling their children and reading stories to them waiting for their cases to be called. Jennifer I. Peyton was appointed as an Assistant Chief Immigration Judgein January 2022. Judge Figueroa earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2003 from the University of Texas at San Antonio and a Juris Doctor in 2007 from the Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law. interpret the legistative laws of the Immigration & policies. Attorney General Jeff Sessions appointed Joseph Y. Anne Kristina Perry was appointed as an Assistant Chief Immigration Judgein April 2020. 16.7% of asylum seekers are not represented. For years we have seen the detrimental effects of a politicized immigration court system, wrote the American Immigration Lawyers Association in a 2020 policy brief on the subject. Its a strange place that bears little relation to what occurs in a truly independent court. From August 2017 to June 2020, he served as an assistant chief counsel, Office of Chief Counsel, Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in Adelanto, California. Contact the Webmaster to submit comments. single Court when cases are randomly assigned to judges sitting on that Court, each Judge should have See Figure3. Court where Judge Gordon decided these cases denied asylum 32.1 percent of the time. Jefferson B. (Rates for years with less than 25 decisions are not shown.). Louis A. Gordon was appointed as an Immigration Judge to begin hearing cases in October2021. Renae M. Hansell | Megan B. Herndon|Jonathan W. HitesmanTheresa Holmes-Simmons |Megan R. Jackler|Brandon C. Jaroch | Wynne P. Kelly Anna C. Little | Matthew W. Kaufman|Daniel P. Kinnicutt | Charles P. KoutrasJoy Lampley-Fortson| Lisa Luis | Daren K. Margolin| H. Kevin Mart Of these, he granted asylum for 206, granted 0 other types of relief, and denied relief to 2. From 1994 to 2018, she was a solo practitioner in Highlands, New Jersey. Shuting Chen was appointed as an Immigration Judge to begin hearing cases in October 2022. Judge Kaufman received a Bachelor of Arts in 1998 from the University of Arizona and a Juris Doctor in 2002 from Arizona State University College of Law. Judge Young is a member of the Arkansas Bar, State Bar of California, and Virginia State Bar. From 2017 to 2019, he served as an Immigration Judge at the Fort SnellingImmigration Court. 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. Jamee E. Comans was appointed as an Assistant Chief Immigration Judge in January 2023. Daniel J. Daugherty was appointed as a Regional Deputy Chief Immigration Judge in August 2021. earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1985 from Brandeis University, a Juris Doctorin 1989 from Benjamin Cardozo Judge Kelly is a member of the Florida Bar, the New Jersey State Bar, and the New York State Bar. Judge Garcia is a member of the State Bar of Texas. Judge Sukkar received a Bachelor of Science in 1983 from Florida International University and a Juris Doctor in 1987 from Nova Law School. Judge Mart is a member of the State Bar of California, New York State Bar, Ohio State Bar, and the Virgin Islands Bar. The Department of Justice did not respond to multiple requests for comment on Hanrahans concerns, but has defended the system against longtime criticism from outside critics. Secure .gov websites use HTTPS others. On March 25, 2022, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the investiture of 25 new Immigration Judges. Attorney Advertising: prior results do not guarantee similaroutcomes. After a previous stint from 1994 to 1997 . denied 63.8 percent of asylum claims during this same period. Converted to Complaint process is flawed, advocates say. relief other than asylum). The judges and prosecutors work for sister agencies in the Justice Department and Department of Homeland Security, an arrangement that made Hanrahan uncomfortable. From 1999 to 2017 she has served seven two-year terms as President and two two-year terms as Vice President of the NAIJ. Anne Kristina PerryAssistant Chief Immigration Judge. 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. Judge Hitesman is a member of the Hawaii State Bar, and the Minnesota State Bar. 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. After a previous stint from 1994 to 1997, Judge Nunez returned to practicing immigration law at Walker & Associates of Michigan PC, in Detroit, during which time she also served as Lawyer-Guardian ad Litem. From 1991 to 2018, she served as an assistant U.S. attorney at the U.S. Attorneys Office for the Southern District of California in San Diego. California. From 2003 to 2005, he served as the chief assistant U.S. attorney with the U.S. Attorneys Office for the Western District of Texas, DOJ, in Del Rio, Texas. When asylum seekers are not represented by an attorney, almost all of them (83%) are denied asylum. Of On May 23, 2022, the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) announced the appointment of five new immigration judges. Irene C. FeldmanAssistant Chief Immigration Judge. University of Washington School of Law. Judge Park, 14.8% were not represented by an attorney. Judge Figueroa is a member of the Texas State Bar. From 2002 to 2003, he served as an assistant district counsel for the former Immigration and Elisa M. SukkarAssistant Chief Immigration Judge 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. 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. 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