ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION JUDGE PROFILE
Nancy Griffiths
Chelmsford (CHE) · Chelmsford, MA
Nancy Griffiths is listed with Chelmsford (CHE). The database records 177 asylum outcomes: 70 approved, 107 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case. · 2023-11-17 – 2025-05-19
Yearly changes
Yearly asylum decision trend
Fiscal yearDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2025842757032.1%
FY 2024934350046.2%
Applicant origin
Asylum decisions by fiscal year and nationality
FY 2026 · 2025-10-01 – 2026-07-01 · EOIR
NationalityDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
Official appointment record
Judge background and appointment
Official biography
Nancy Eileen Griffiths was appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in November 2023. Judge Griffiths earned a Bachelor of Science in 1993 from Newberry College and a Juris Doctor in 1996 from Valparaiso University School of Law. From 2009 to 2023, and previously from 1999 to 2000, she worked at the U.S Employment Opportunity Commission in Washington, D.C. in the following positions: supervisory administrative judge (2022- 2023); administrative judge (2014- 2022); senior trial attorney (2009- 2014); and trial attorney (1999- 2000). In 2007, she served as an assistant attorney general for the State of Texas. From 2000 to 2006, she owned and operated a private business in Morristown, New Jersey. From 1996 to 1999, she served as an associate attorney with Hoeppner, Wagner, and Evans LLC in Valparaiso, Indiana. Judge Griffiths is a member of the State Bar of Texas.
Education: Judge Griffiths earned a Bachelor of Science in 1993 from Newberry College and a Juris Doctor in 1996 from Valparaiso University School of Law.
Bar admission: Judge Griffiths is a member of the State Bar of Texas.
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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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