Donald W. JR. Thompson

New York (NYC) · New York

Donald W. JR. Thompson is listed with New York (NYC). The database records 1,453 asylum outcomes: 852 approved, 601 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case.

Decision approval rate58.6%Approved ÷（Approved + Denied）

Approved share of all outcomes58.6%Approved ÷ all outcomes

Asylum decisions1,453852 / 601 / 0

Approved / denied852 / 601 / 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 dateApril 2017

Appointed courtNew York City Immigration Court

Appointment typeImmigration Judge

Official biography

Attorney General Jeff Sessions appointed Donald W. Thompson to begin hearing cases in April 2017. Judge Thompson earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2003 from the College of New Jersey and a Juris Doctor in 2006 from the Seton Hall University School of Law. From September 2007 to April 2017, he served as an assistant chief counsel for the Office of Chief Counsel, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in San Francisco and New York, N.Y. From 2006 to 2007, he clerked for the Honorable Estela De La Cruz of the New Jersey Superior Court. Judge Thompson is a member of the New York and New Jersey State Bars.

Education: Judge Thompson earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2003 from the College of New Jersey and a Juris Doctor in 2006 from the Seton Hall University School of Law.

Bar admission: Judge Thompson is a member of the New York and New Jersey State Bars.

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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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