ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION COURT PROFILE

Charlotte (CHL)

Charlotte, NC

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 rate4.3%

Judges30

Asylum decisions3,458

Approved / denied150 / 3,308 / 0

Court judges

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Judge profiles · all available yearsDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate

Abby Anna. Batko-Taylor2023-02-28 – 2026-06-29233115118049.4%

Christopher Bragg2026-06-09 – 2026-06-096060—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

Charlotte D. Brown2020-01-02 – 2025-07-3032187234027.1%

Scott D. Criss2020-01-02 – 2026-06-3066988581013.2%

Lisa A. de Cardona2020-01-06 – 2026-06-30948196752020.7%

Chadwick Dotson2026-02-23 – 2026-07-0112415109012.1%

Stephanie Gorman2020-03-03 – 2023-02-278170—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

James C. Graulich2024-11-26 – 2026-07-0146246416010.0%

Derek Julius2024-05-16 – 2026-04-2846571394015.3%

Ellen Karesh2021-11-03 – 2026-07-0155167484012.2%

Joseph Kassell2022-11-09 – 2026-07-016215556608.9%

Jennifer Kerby2023-08-21 – 2025-05-1213827111019.6%

Amy T. Lee2020-01-06 – 2026-06-2970271631010.1%

Robert M. Lewandowski2021-01-13 – 2026-07-016524360906.6%

Maria Lopez-Enriquez2020-01-09 – 2026-05-2862068552011.0%

Vimala S. Mangoli2023-02-10 – 2024-12-1110379606.8%

Steve Mannion2021-11-08 – 2026-06-307216166008.5%

Nicholas A. Martz2020-01-02 – 2026-07-01962112850011.6%

Jeffery R. Nance2020-01-02 – 2026-04-158867381308.2%

Wade Thomas Napier2021-05-07 – 2026-07-01663134529020.2%

Brian T. Palmer2020-01-02 – 2026-06-309919489709.5%

Jennifer E. Piateski2022-01-31 – 2026-02-04503108395021.5%

Charles N. Purnell2023-02-21 – 2026-07-01481947201.9%

Zol Rainey2022-01-28 – 2026-03-265765452209.4%

George W. Riggs2020-01-06 – 2021-12-22159815105.0%

Stephen Stewart2024-11-04 – 2026-06-305122848405.5%

Jeb Terrien2021-05-04 – 2025-12-11754136618018.0%

Amy Walker2026-06-02 – 2026-07-017070—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

Jennifer Wells2026-06-05 – 2026-06-30200200—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

David White2020-08-14 – 2026-05-185601854203.2%

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