Barbara Corkery

Elizabeth (ELZ) · Elizabeth, NJ

Barbara Corkery is listed with Elizabeth (ELZ). The database records 80 asylum outcomes: 3 approved, 77 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case.

Decision approval rate3.8%Approved ÷（Approved + Denied）

Approved share of all outcomes3.8%Approved ÷ all outcomes

Asylum decisions803 / 77 / 0

Approved / denied3 / 77 / 0Database records only

Yearly changes

Yearly asylum decision trend

Applicant origin

Asylum decisions by fiscal year and nationality

Each row shows fiscal year, nationality, valid decisions, and approval rate.

Official appointment record

Judge background and appointment

Appointment dateOctober 2025

Appointed courtSterling Immigration Court

Appointment typeTemporary Immigration Judge

Official biography

Barbara Corkery was appointed as a temporary immigration judge to begin hearing cases in October 2025. Judge Corkery earned a Bachelor of Science in 1993 from the University of Maryland at College Park and a Juris Doctor in 1997 from The Catholic University of America. From 2008 to 2025, she served as a patent attorney at the Naval Sea Systems Command, Department of the Navy, Washington Navy Yard. From 2007 to 2008, she was an associate attorney at Baker & Hostetler. From 2002 to 2006, she was an attorney advisor at the U.S. International Trade Commission in Washington, D.C. In 2001, she was an associate attorney at Morgan Lewis. From 1998 to 2000, she was an associate attorney at Pillsbury Winthrop in Washington, D.C. In 1998, she served as law clerk at the Seventh Judicial Circuit Court of Maryland. Judge Corkery is a member of the District of Columbia Bar, the Maryland State Bar, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Patent Bar, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and the U.S. Supreme Court Bar.

Education: Judge Corkery earned a Bachelor of Science in 1993 from the University of Maryland at College Park and a Juris Doctor in 1997 from The Catholic University of America.

Bar admission: Judge Corkery is a member of the District of Columbia Bar, the Maryland State Bar, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Patent Bar, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and the U.S. Supreme Court Bar.

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This page shows only verifiable official appointment and biography records. No departure record does not confirm current service; personnel changes are labeled only with reliable sources.

How to read approval rates

Decision approval rateis approved ÷ (approved + denied). Blue “Other” is shown separately and includes identifiable withholding/CAT protection, cancellation or adjustment, voluntary departure, withdrawal, termination, dismissal, and administrative closure; it is excluded from the rate denominator.Approved share of all outcomesuses approved, denied, and other outcomes in the denominator.

With small samples, a few cases can move the percentage sharply. The page flags samples below 50 and below 200 decisions.

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