Jennifer M. Gorland

Detroit (DET) · Detroit, MI

Jennifer M. Gorland is listed with Detroit (DET). The database records 570 asylum outcomes: 249 approved, 321 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case.

Decision approval rate43.7%Approved ÷（Approved + Denied）

Approved share of all outcomes43.7%Approved ÷ all outcomes

Asylum decisions570249 / 321 / 0

Approved / denied249 / 321 / 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 dateJanuary 2016

Appointed courtDetroit Immigration Court

Appointment typeImmigration Judge

Official biography

Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch appointed Judge Gorland to begin hearing cases in January 2016. Judge Gorland received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1982 from the University of Michigan and a Juris Doctor in 1985 from Wayne State University School of Law. From 1989 through 2015, Judge Gorland served in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Michigan, in Detroit, as an assistant U.S. attorney in various capacities, including: first assistant U.S. attorney; chief, General Crimes Unit; deputy chief, and previously as assistant U.S. attorney, General Crimes Unit; assistant U.S. attorney, Economic Crimes Unit; and, as assistant U.S. attorney, Civil Division. From 1985 through 1989, Judge Gorland served as an associate for Pepper, Hamilton and Scheetz, in Detroit. Judge Gorland is a member of the State Bar of Michigan.

Education: Judge Gorland received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1982 from the University of Michigan and a Juris Doctor in 1985 from Wayne State University School of Law.

Bar admission: Judge Gorland is a member of the State Bar of Michigan.

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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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