Matthew Kozyra

Pearsall (PSD) · Pearsall, TX

Matthew Kozyra is listed with Pearsall (PSD). The database records 35 asylum outcomes: 4 approved, 31 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case.

Decision approval rate—Approved ÷（Approved + Denied）

Approved share of all outcomes11.4%Approved ÷ all outcomes

Asylum decisions354 / 31 / 0

Approved / denied4 / 31 / 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 2026

Appointed courtOrlando Immigration Court

Appointment typeTemporary Immigration Judge

Official biography

Matthew A. Kozyra was appointed as a temporary immigration judge to begin hearing cases in April 2026. Judge Kozyra earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2008 from the University of Florida and a Juris Doctor in 2011 from the University of Florida Levin College of Law. From January 2023 to March 2026, he was a litigation attorney at DeBevoise & Poulton PA in Orlando, Florida. From August 2018 to January 2023, he served as an assistant state attorney with the Office of the State Attorney, Ninth Judicial Circuit, in Orlando and Kissimmee, Florida. From January 2018 to June 2018, he was an associate attorney at Culbertson Law Group PLLC in Orlando, Florida. From October 2011 to December 2017, he served as an active- duty judge advocate in the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps in the following locations: Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C.; Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy; and Naval Station Mayport, Jacksonville, Florida. He holds the rank of lieutenant commander in the U.S. Navy Reserve. Judge Kozyra is a member of the Florida Bar.

Education: Judge Kozyra earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2008 from the University of Florida and a Juris Doctor in 2011 from the University of Florida Levin College of Law.

Bar admission: Judge Kozyra is a member of the Florida 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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