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Christopher Stephens
New York (NYB) · New York
Christopher Stephens is listed with New York (NYB). The database records 48 asylum outcomes: 6 approved, 42 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case.
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
Official biography
Christopher J. Stephens was appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in April 2026. Judge Stephens earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1989 from Yale University, a Master of Philosophy in 1991 from the University of Oxford, and a Juris Doctor in 1996 from Georgetown University Law Center. From September 2022 to March 2026, he served as a hearing officer at the New York City Housing Authority. From December 2018 to March 2020, he served as hearing officer at Metro- North Railroad in New York. From March 2016 to December 2018, he served as a workers compensation judge at the New York State Workers Compensation Board in New York. From February 2015 to December 2015, he served as lead hearing officer at Amtrak in New York. From June 2003 to April 2013, he served as an administrative law judge at the New York City Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings. From August 1997 to June 1998, he was an associate at Becker, Glynn, Melamed and Muffly in New York. Judge Stephens is a member of the District of Columbia Bar and the New York State Bar.
Education: Judge Stephens earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1989 from Yale University, a Master of Philosophy in 1991 from the University of Oxford, and a Juris Doctor in 1996 from Georgetown University Law Center.
Bar admission: Judge Stephens is a member of the District of Columbia Bar and the New York State Bar.
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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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