ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION COURT PROFILE

Elizabeth (ELZ)

Elizabeth, NJ

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%

Judges46

Asylum decisions1,311

Approved / denied72 / 1,239 / 0

Court judges

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Judge profiles · all available yearsDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate

Jacob T. Addicott2025-10-29 – 2026-06-298518401.2%

Sameer Ahmed2023-07-27 – 2025-07-0839433163084.0%

Adrian N. Armstrong2023-08-18 – 2025-07-23962868029.2%

Richard Bailey2023-01-05 – 2025-12-05758161597021.2%

Lory G. Brown2026-04-20 – 2026-07-015335005.7%

Corey Combs2026-02-25 – 2026-06-30230230—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

Barbara Corkery2025-11-04 – 2026-04-028037703.8%

Michael C. Engel2026-02-18 – 2026-07-016536204.6%

Oren Gleich2025-11-13 – 2026-03-23494450—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

Edward Grant2020-03-09 – 2021-03-253030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

Joshua Hawkes2025-11-13 – 2026-03-27102110101.0%

Alan L. Page2020-01-14 – 2020-01-152110—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

Adam Panopoulos2023-01-13 – 2026-06-18526103423019.6%

Gurney F. Pearsall2026-02-20 – 2026-06-186326103.2%

Yeshaya Poyurs2026-02-17 – 2026-06-307417301.4%

Joshua D. Quidley2026-04-20 – 2026-06-26290290—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

Thomas Shusted2026-06-12 – 2026-07-014040—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

Tamar H. Wilson2020-01-03 – 2026-06-1769697599013.9%

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