ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION COURT PROFILE

Chicago (CHI)

Chicago, IL

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 rate17.8%

Judges31

Asylum decisions3,642

Approved / denied648 / 2,994 / 0

Court judges

Judge profiles · all available years

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Judge profiles · all available yearsDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate

Shawn J. Abraham2026-05-29 – 2026-07-01300300—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

Maria Baldini-Potermin2023-05-17 – 2025-02-06654322066.2%

Jody Barilla2023-09-06 – 2025-06-25326163163050.0%

Matthew C. Beese2025-11-03 – 2026-06-301531014306.5%

Samuel B. Cole2020-01-13 – 2025-02-2819548147024.6%

Elizabeth Crites2021-05-10 – 2026-06-29681368313054.0%

Brendan C. Curran2020-11-05 – 2026-06-30619171448027.6%

Craig A. Defoe2020-01-06 – 2026-07-011,242368874029.6%

Donald R. JR. Eller2020-01-06 – 2026-07-01815106709013.0%

Carla Espinoza2023-08-30 – 2025-07-0222015169068.6%

Kenneth Flesch2026-06-17 – 2026-07-01190190—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

Philip Fluhr2023-11-21 – 2026-06-251809783053.9%

D'Anna H. Freeman2020-01-02 – 2026-07-0158377506013.2%

Peter A. Kim2022-06-13 – 2026-06-25623303320048.6%

Eliza Klein2020-01-08 – 2023-04-0514611036075.3%

Michael Klosowsky2020-07-22 – 2026-06-291,122338784030.1%

Joshua D. Luskin2020-01-02 – 2026-06-25605292313048.3%

Patrick M. Mckenna2020-01-06 – 2026-06-261,224520704042.5%

Sheila Mcnulty2020-01-21 – 2020-05-046420—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

Ana Mencini2022-11-02 – 2026-07-01704224480031.8%

Samia Naseem2020-01-13 – 2026-07-01979493486050.4%

Kristi Nelson2023-11-22 – 2025-04-111326963052.3%

Sebastian T. Patti2020-01-06 – 2026-05-01506381125075.3%

Aaron R. Petty2020-08-24 – 2020-08-2810460—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

Jennifer I. Peyton2020-01-06 – 2025-06-2317314627084.4%

Jaime Poarch2026-06-04 – 2026-06-29210210—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

Gina Reynolds2022-11-02 – 2026-06-18818544274066.5%

Robin J. Rosche2020-01-13 – 2025-09-16391246145062.9%

Kaarina Salovaara2020-01-02 – 2026-02-26583252331043.2%

Eva S. Saltzman2020-01-06 – 2026-07-01558367191065.8%

Marc Stahl2022-08-31 – 2026-07-011,377711666051.6%

Elizabeth Treacy2023-08-30 – 2026-06-16499269230053.9%

Michelle Venci2022-08-23 – 2026-06-26523164359031.4%

Akash Vyas2026-03-20 – 2026-06-295044608.0%

Lori Yokoyama2023-01-09 – 2026-04-301011289011.9%

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Court approval rate is approved ÷ (approved + denied) in this court’s database sample. Judge tenures and sample ranges vary, so court totals are for observation, not predicting a case.

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