ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION COURT PROFILE

Portland (POO)

Portland, OR

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 rate—

Judges2

Asylum decisions12

Approved / denied8 / 4 / 0

Court judges

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Judge profiles · all available yearsDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate

Kathy J. Lemke2021-05-04 – 2023-09-081477968053.7%

Joren Lyons2020-01-09 – 2021-03-2665758010.8%

Richard M. Zanfardino2020-01-07 – 2023-01-2725860198023.3%

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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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