ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION COURT PROFILE

Baltimore (BAL)

Baltimore, MD

FY 2026 · 2025-10-01 – 2026-07-01 · EOIR · These profile totals cover all available years; they are not this fiscal year’s court totals.

Decision approval rate5.5%

Judges22

Asylum decisions1,908

Approved / denied105 / 1,803 / 0

Court judges

Judge profiles · all available years

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Judge profiles · all available yearsDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate

Julie Adams2026-03-25 – 2026-06-267957406.3%

David W. Crosland2020-01-06 – 2023-04-04429148281034.5%

Jill H. Dufresne2021-08-19 – 2021-08-191010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

Alice Song Hartye2020-01-27 – 2026-06-30816315501038.6%

Zakia Mahasa2020-01-02 – 2026-01-22666372294055.9%

Elizabeth Kohler Maya2023-11-03 – 2025-09-17346143203041.3%

Pallavi S. Shirole2020-01-07 – 2026-06-26923235688025.5%

Daniel Smulow2021-07-15 – 2025-09-16271115156042.4%

Jeffrey T. Sprague2026-03-19 – 2026-07-0115316137010.5%

Michael Taylor2026-04-20 – 2026-07-019329102.2%

Nelson A. Vargas-Padilla2020-01-02 – 2026-06-301,265477788037.7%

Gordon S. Vincent2026-03-19 – 2026-07-01176517102.8%

Visiting Judge 22025-01-08 – 2025-01-081010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

Matthew H Watters2020-01-13 – 2023-05-17762947038.2%

Jack H. Weil2020-01-16 – 2025-09-15543317226058.4%

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