Tiesha Peal
New York (NYC) · New York, NY
Tiesha Peal is listed with New York (NYC). The database records 1,322 asylum outcomes: 224 approved, 1,098 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case. · 2022-11-03 – 2026-07-01
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FY 2026 · 2025-10-01 – 2026-07-01 · EOIR
Judge background and appointment
Official biography
Tiesha R. Peal was appointed as an Immigration Judge to begin hearing cases in October 2022. Judge Peal earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1999 from Syracuse University and Juris Doctor in 2004 from Rutgers-Newark School of Law. From 2016 to 2022, she served as an assistant district attorney at the Bronx District Attorney's Office. From 2014 to2016, she was a staff attorney at District Council 37 Municipal Employees Legal Services. From 2006 to 2014, she was a staff attorney at Essex-Newark Legal Services. Judge Peal is a member of the New York State Bar and the New Jersey State Bar.
Education: Judge Peal earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1999 from Syracuse University and Juris Doctor in 2004 from Rutgers-Newark School of Law.
Bar admission: Judge Peal is a member of the New York State Bar and the New Jersey State Bar.
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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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