ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION COURT PROFILE

New York (NYV)

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 rate5.7%

Judges19

Asylum decisions2,345

Approved / denied134 / 2,211 / 0

Court judges

Judge profiles · all available years

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Judge profiles · all available yearsDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate

Maria I. Akalski2022-08-03 – 2026-07-012,260942,16604.2%

Themistoklis Aliferis2023-02-09 – 2024-04-031448064055.6%

Kyung S. Auh2020-01-10 – 2024-11-13257100157038.9%

Lucy Billings2020-08-21 – 2026-05-27286170116059.4%

Denise Bowen2026-06-25 – 2026-07-01160160—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

Shayne R. Burnham2020-01-07 – 2026-06-261,6876771,010040.1%

Charles R. Conroy2020-01-06 – 2026-06-30624117507018.8%

John DeCure2020-02-06 – 2026-06-251,140287853025.2%

Jennifer Durkin2023-08-14 – 2025-11-24322198124061.5%

Margaret Kolbe2020-01-03 – 2026-07-01766441325057.6%

Kieran Lalor2025-05-04 – 2026-06-25106510104.7%

Lisa W. Ling2020-01-02 – 2026-06-302,9141,1211,793038.5%

Silvia Lopez2023-11-14 – 2025-01-021239429076.4%

Thomas J. Mulligan2020-01-02 – 2025-12-19555450105081.1%

Thomas Mungoven2020-10-15 – 2026-02-261,056521535049.3%

David Norkin2020-01-15 – 2025-06-02467324143069.4%

Francisco R. Prieto2020-01-07 – 2026-07-01893255638028.6%

Dara Reid2020-07-22 – 2026-07-012,0693471,722016.8%

Shifra Rubin2020-01-06 – 2025-05-23612421191068.8%

Roger F. Sagerman2020-01-06 – 2025-11-0327598177035.6%

Khalilah Taylor2020-06-11 – 2026-06-171465393036.3%

Ubaid ul-Haq2020-01-07 – 2026-01-2716542123025.5%

Wendy Wedderburn2023-11-06 – 2026-01-23331136195041.1%

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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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