ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION COURT PROFILE

New York (NYC)

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 rate8.6%

Judges48

Asylum decisions10,143

Approved / denied871 / 9,272 / 0

Court judges

Judge profiles · all available years

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Judge profiles · all available yearsDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate

Lori Adams2020-03-12 – 2025-12-01813701112086.2%

Lucy Baez2022-11-03 – 2026-07-01892212680023.8%

Raisa Cohen2020-01-03 – 2024-10-3049544352089.5%

Carol A. Crawford2022-01-31 – 2026-07-01854397457046.5%

Christopher Cusmano2026-03-27 – 2026-06-307707700.0%

Kyle Dandelet2022-05-06 – 2026-05-201,021626395061.3%

Paula Donnolo2020-01-24 – 2020-01-241010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

Evalyn P. Douchy2020-01-07 – 2025-11-261,042845197081.1%

Lisa Ehrens2020-01-03 – 2025-11-26751591160078.7%

Samuel M. Factor2020-01-02 – 2026-07-01859373486043.4%

David Fraiden2020-07-27 – 2022-01-183824140—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

Lena Golovnin2020-01-02 – 2026-06-26913491422053.8%

Vivienne E. Gordon-Uruakpa2020-01-03 – 2025-08-2269965445093.6%

Cynthia Gordon2020-01-02 – 2026-04-09755547208072.5%

Dorothy A. Harbeck2020-01-03 – 2026-06-301,221650571053.2%

Richard Holloway2026-06-11 – 2026-07-01122100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

Linda Hristova2026-03-25 – 2026-07-01155015500.0%

Amanda Jeannopoulos2020-07-23 – 2026-03-23962411551042.7%

Carrie C. Johnson-Papillo2020-01-10 – 2026-06-251,143220923019.2%

Amiena A. Khan2020-01-13 – 2026-01-2746540263086.5%

Jean M. Kilker2026-06-04 – 2026-07-01171160—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

David Kim2022-10-27 – 2026-03-3144540144090.1%

Deborah E. Klahr2020-01-07 – 2026-07-011,464616848042.1%

Theodora N. Kouris2020-01-02 – 2025-12-01924768156083.1%

Adrien Lee-Lo2026-06-03 – 2026-06-2510460—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

Frederic G. Leeds2020-01-02 – 2026-03-19849718131084.6%

Anna C. Little2020-01-02 – 2026-07-011,602992610061.9%

F. James JR. Loprest2020-01-03 – 2026-07-01735524211071.3%

Maria Lurye2020-01-07 – 2025-12-09814709105087.1%

Gioia Maiellano2021-06-23 – 2026-07-01820218602026.6%

Michael G. Mcfarland2020-01-06 – 2026-06-301,237727510058.8%

Robert Moskow2026-01-20 – 2026-01-201010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

Dania Nassar2022-10-27 – 2026-07-011,387435952031.4%

Barbara A. Nelson2020-01-07 – 2026-06-291,152406746035.2%

Tiesha Peal2022-11-03 – 2026-07-011,3222241,098016.9%

Edwin Pieters2021-07-22 – 2023-08-291398356059.7%

Jonathan Reingold2022-10-28 – 2026-06-30869280589032.2%

Carmen Rey Caldas2022-03-30 – 2025-08-1926216696063.4%

Teresa L. Riley2020-01-06 – 2026-06-3060470534011.6%

Cathy Sagesse2020-01-02 – 2026-07-011,552653899042.1%

Alice Segal2020-01-02 – 2026-01-14862716146083.1%

Helen Sichel2020-01-02 – 2020-11-2053458084.9%

John Siemietkowski2020-01-16 – 2026-06-261,077306771028.4%

Rantideva Singh2020-02-06 – 2020-10-14484440—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

Jem C. Sponzo2020-01-02 – 2026-05-21962564398058.6%

Donald W. JR. Thompson2020-01-03 – 2026-04-091,453852601058.6%

Mimi Tsankov2020-01-02 – 2025-02-28715590125082.5%

Virna A. Wright2020-01-02 – 2026-07-011,321605716045.8%

William Van Wyke2020-10-01 – 2020-10-011010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

Randa Zagzoug2020-01-02 – 2025-12-191,040864176083.1%

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