ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION COURT PROFILE

New York (NYB)

New York, NY

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 rate9.7%

Judges29

Asylum decisions3,636

Approved / denied352 / 3,284 / 0

Court judges

Judge profiles · all available years

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Judge profiles · all available yearsDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate

Thomas Bartleson2020-03-17 – 2026-06-24860521339060.6%

Noel A. Brennan2020-01-02 – 2025-03-2566459074088.9%

Andrew Calvelli2020-03-06 – 2026-06-301,078505573046.8%

Olivia L. Cassin2020-01-06 – 2025-11-2164155784086.9%

Jesse B. Christensen2020-01-06 – 2025-12-121,7863121,474017.5%

Jennifer Chung2020-01-14 – 2026-06-291,7405551,185031.9%

Anna Diao2023-11-08 – 2026-07-01543130413023.9%

Diane Dodd2020-01-15 – 2026-06-29478131347027.4%

Marla Gillman2026-06-30 – 2026-07-014130—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

Edward Grogan2020-10-20 – 2025-09-10418208210049.8%

Fayaz Habib2024-05-17 – 2026-07-0144982367018.3%

Carolyn Krasinski2020-07-30 – 2026-06-24841301540035.8%

Brigitte Laforest2020-01-06 – 2025-02-25723420303058.1%

Clayton Lawrence2026-06-02 – 2026-07-01170170—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

Shirley Lazare-Raphael2021-01-08 – 2026-06-261,8394271,412023.2%

Tanawa Lebreton2021-08-25 – 2026-06-30676305371045.1%

Kalenna Lee2023-02-27 – 2026-07-01667189478028.3%

H. Kevin Mart2020-01-14 – 2020-03-09161060—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

Dianna Michelle. Martinez Soler2023-11-06 – 2025-09-19404259145064.1%

James Mckee2020-10-19 – 2026-07-011,1761431,033012.2%

Maria E. Navarro2020-01-06 – 2025-05-23754543211072.0%

Adam Perl2021-04-28 – 2026-06-301,5582691,289017.3%

Aviva L. Poczter2020-01-06 – 2026-07-01928407521043.9%

Arya S. Ranasinghe2020-01-03 – 2026-07-0147895383019.9%

Chevone Teranza. Sanon2024-11-06 – 2026-07-0130398205032.3%

Douglas B. Schoppert2020-01-07 – 2024-03-2748839890081.6%

Christopher Stephens2026-04-22 – 2026-06-30486420—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

Jacob Weintraub2026-03-25 – 2026-05-215144707.8%

Thomas Weisert2026-06-03 – 2026-07-01201190—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

ShaSha Xu2023-08-15 – 2026-06-2538778309020.2%

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