ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION COURT PROFILE

Cleveland (CLE)

Cleveland, OH

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 rate2.9%

Judges17

Asylum decisions2,180

Approved / denied64 / 2,116 / 0

Court judges

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Judge profiles · all available yearsDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate

Brandon M. Bolling2020-08-05 – 2020-08-051010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

Alison M. Brown2020-01-30 – 2020-03-264130—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

Patrick Burke2023-12-06 – 2026-06-233992537406.3%

Richard Drucker2021-01-05 – 2026-06-251,7135401,173031.5%

Monte J. Horton2020-01-02 – 2026-06-2459380513013.5%

Keith E. Hunsucker2022-12-01 – 2022-12-011010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

Anthony Hurst2026-04-15 – 2026-07-01171017100.0%

Bruce Imbacuan2020-01-15 – 2026-07-017235766607.9%

Brandon Kennedy2026-04-27 – 2026-06-30370370—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

James F. III Mccarthy2020-01-09 – 2022-02-09551144020.0%

Tania T. Nemer2023-08-23 – 2026-01-09751956025.3%

Jonathan W. Owens2020-01-02 – 2026-05-2927645231016.3%

Donald Pashayan2021-01-13 – 2026-07-0165466588010.1%

William K. Radin2026-05-29 – 2026-07-015905900.0%

James M. Rice2026-05-28 – 2026-07-01490490—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

Jennifer M. Riedthaler-Williams2020-01-02 – 2026-06-304443940508.8%

Jeremy Santoro2020-01-10 – 2026-06-2938244338011.5%

John N. Schroth2026-06-26 – 2026-07-019090—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

David C. Whipple2020-01-09 – 2026-07-0118467117036.4%

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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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