ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION JUDGE PROFILE
Diane Dodd
New York (NYB) · New York, NY
Diane Dodd is listed with New York (NYB). The database records 478 asylum outcomes: 131 approved, 347 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case. · 2020-01-15 – 2026-06-29
Yearly changes
Yearly asylum decision trend
Fiscal yearDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2026112310902.7%
FY 202588979010.2%
FY 20244515300—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Applicant origin
Asylum decisions by fiscal year and nationality
FY 2026 · 2025-10-01 – 2026-07-01 · EOIR
NationalityDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2026 · Ecuador2025-10-08 – 2026-06-26150150—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Guinea2025-11-12 – 2026-06-16130130—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Senegal2025-10-03 – 2026-06-29110110—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Russia2026-03-26 – 2026-06-159090—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Bangladesh2025-11-13 – 2026-04-018080—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · China2025-10-09 – 2026-06-126060—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Venezuela2026-02-04 – 2026-04-165050—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Guatemala2026-01-20 – 2026-04-274040—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Colombia2025-12-08 – 2026-04-274040—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Mauritania2025-10-17 – 2026-05-194040—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Albania2025-12-16 – 2026-06-174040—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Honduras2025-10-01 – 2026-02-184040—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Georgia2025-10-20 – 2026-01-133120—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Dominican Republic2025-10-15 – 2026-06-013030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · El Salvador2025-11-17 – 2026-01-213030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Kosovo2026-06-26 – 2026-06-262020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ghana2025-11-20 – 2026-06-222020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Peru2026-04-08 – 2026-04-202020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Jamaica2025-10-30 – 2026-06-242020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Afghanistan2025-10-16 – 2025-10-161100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Pakistan2025-10-22 – 2025-10-221010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Mali2026-01-22 – 2026-01-221010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Zaire2026-04-16 – 2026-04-161010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Sierra Leone2025-10-08 – 2025-10-081010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Burkina Faso2025-10-31 – 2025-10-311100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Gambia2025-10-07 – 2025-10-071010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Turkey2026-03-20 – 2026-03-201010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Official appointment record
Judge background and appointment
Official biography
Attorney General Barr appointed Diane L. Dodd to begin hearing cases in January 2020. Judge Dodd earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1982 from the University of Georgia and a Juris Doctor in 1990 from Lewis and Clark College, Northwestern School of Law. From 2016 to 2019, she served as a special assistant U.S. attorney for the District of Minnesota, Department of Justice, in Minneapolis. From 2010 to 2019, she served as an assistant chief counsel, Office of Chief Counsel, Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security. From 1999 to 2010, she served as an assistant district attorney in the District Attorney's Office, in Brunswick, Georgia. Judge Dodd is a member of the Georgia State Bar.
Education: Judge Dodd earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1982 from the University of Georgia and a Juris Doctor in 1990 from Lewis and Clark College, Northwestern School of Law.
Bar admission: Judge Dodd is a member of the Georgia State Bar.
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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