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Annandale Immigration Court

Name: Annandale Immigration Court Immigration Court Data
Creator: PlainImmigration
Published: 2025-09-30
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51.6% asylum grant rate across 18,443 merits decisions (FY2015–2025) - above the 48.2% national average.

Compiled by PlainImmigration Editorial, Immigration Court Outcomes Editorial Team

Data updated 2026-06-21

51.6%
Asylum grant rate: 48.4%
Asylum denial rate: 23
Pending cases: 42 mo
Time to decision

The verdict

The Annandale Immigration Court granted asylum in 51.6% of the 18,443 cases it decided on the merits - above the 48.2% national rate.

51.6%
Asylum grant rate: 18,443
Merits decisions, FY2015–2025: 60
Judges with reported asylum decisions: 23
Pending cases (all types)

Statistical data only. Grant rates reflect historical case outcomes and are not predictive of any individual case result. Consult a licensed immigration attorney for legal advice.

Case Insights: Annandale Immigration Court

The Annandale Immigration Court, based in Annandale, VA, decided 18,443 asylum cases on the merits between FY2015 and FY2025 - out of 239,565 total proceedings of all case types it handled. Of those asylum decisions, 9,521 were granted (51.6%) and 8,922 were denied (48.4%). The court has 60 immigration judges with enough asylum decisions to report, whose individual grant rates shape the court-wide average shown above.

Between fiscal year 2015 and fiscal year 2025, the grant rate at Annandale Immigration Court fell by 1.7 percentage points, moving from 62.4% to 60.7%. That window spans 11 fiscal years of reported data, covering shifts in bench composition, policy guidance, and nationality mix. The year-by-year table lower on this page shows the underlying annual case volume for every year in the series.

Outcomes vary substantially judge-to-judge. Judge LOB decided the most asylum cases here - 1,290 merits decisions (83.4% grant rate). The spread between the highest-grant and lowest-grant judges at this court is 83.5 percentage points - LAW at 90.6% versus NJP at 7.1%. These differences reflect case mix, nationality assignments, and docket type rather than any single factor, and they are why EOIR cautions readers against treating any judge's rate as predictive of an individual case.

51.6%

Asylum Grant Rate

48.4%

Asylum Denial Rate

18,443

Asylum Decisions

42 mo

Avg Time to Decision

Asylum Outcomes at Annandale Immigration Court - 18,443 merits decisions, FY2015–2025

Asylum Grant Rate

51.6% of merits decisions

Asylum cases decided at Annandale Immigration Court

Pending Cases

Open proceedings (all case types)

Asylum Decisions

18,443

Merits decisions, FY2015–2025

Grant rate over time

Asylum grant rate by fiscal year at Annandale Immigration Court.

Fiscal year	Decisions	Grant rate
FY2015	412	62.4%
FY2016	627	62.4%
FY2017	980	54.8%
FY2018	1,654	56.9%
FY2019	3,611	46.7%
FY2020	2,370	39.6%
FY2021	1,263	38.0%
FY2022	2,034	56.0%
FY2023	2,180	60.6%
FY2024	2,874	54.4%
FY2025	438	60.7%

The judge lottery at Annandale Immigration Court

60 judges with enough asylum decisions to report. Grant rates run from 90.6% (32 decisions) down to 7.1% (28 decisions) - a 83.5-point spread on the same bench. Rates based on smaller decision counts carry more statistical noise.

Judge names below are the anonymized judge codes EOIR assigns in its public case-data release, not verified public identities. EOIR does not publish immigration judges' full names in this dataset. See our methodology for detail.

#	Judge	Decisions	Asylum grant rate
1	Judge LAW	32	90.6%
2	Judge RJW	64	89.1%
3	Judge PWS	168	88.1%
4	Judge JSB	130	85.4%
5	Judge SRP	233	85.0%
6	Judge LOB	1,290	83.4%
7	Judge ARP	65	78.5%
8	Judge AAB	64	78.1%
9	Judge KAP	32	78.1%
10	Judge ETK	206	77.7%
11	Judge JMB	644	75.6%
12	Judge JTH	315	75.2%
13	Judge AMW	166	74.7%
14	Judge EDS	726	70.1%
15	Judge RPO	620	65.5%
16	Judge LML	109	63.3%
17	Judge MWG	27	63.0%
18	Judge NCL	78	62.8%
19	Judge MIL	261	61.3%
20	Judge JBP	126	59.5%
21	Judge KCM	100	59.0%
22	Judge GJW	95	56.8%
23	Judge FMZ	910	56.5%
24	Judge DNM	569	56.4%
25	Judge WPK	369	56.4%
26	Judge LL1	593	56.3%
27	Judge CHJ	286	56.3%
28	Judge EM1	277	53.4%
29	Judge RWV	169	53.3%
30	Judge ASH	40	52.5%
31	Judge ABE	42	52.4%
32	Judge EFC	335	51.0%
33	Judge MBH	95	49.5%
34	Judge RKL	191	49.2%
35	Judge TGS	664	47.4%
36	Judge HRP	265	47.2%
37	Judge VHS	603	45.9%
38	Judge RCH	325	45.5%
39	Judge RML	155	41.9%
40	Judge CST	811	41.3%
41	Judge LCA	338	41.1%
42	Judge KD1	382	39.3%
43	Judge QVB	911	37.9%
44	Judge ZRA	30	36.7%
45	Judge AGL	33	36.4%
46	Judge JCB	521	35.5%
47	Judge LDC	211	35.5%
48	Judge NAM	141	35.5%
49	Judge LSA	59	33.9%
50	Judge JBT	29	31.0%
51	Judge PMC	1,187	30.2%
52	Judge RC1	650	30.2%
53	Judge DAG	194	27.8%
54	Judge KEM	55	21.8%
55	Judge PRM	60	16.7%
56	Judge JCL	27	14.8%
57	Judge MOB	313	13.1%
58	Judge RHC	240	11.2%
59	Judge DDW	163	9.8%
60	Judge NJP	28	7.1%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the grant rate at the Annandale Immigration Court immigration court? ▼

The Annandale Immigration Court immigration court has an overall grant rate of 51.6% and a denial rate of 48.4%, based on 18,443 asylum merits decisions (FY2015–2025) from DOJ EOIR records.

How many immigration judges serve at Annandale Immigration Court? ▼

Annandale Immigration Court has 60 immigration judges on record. Grant rates vary significantly between judges, from 7.1% to 90.6%.

How long do cases take at Annandale Immigration Court? ▼

The average wait time at Annandale Immigration Court is approximately 42 months. Wait times vary based on case type, docket load, and whether continuances are granted.

Where is the Annandale Immigration Court immigration court located? ▼

The Annandale Immigration Court immigration court is located in Annandale, VA. It is part of the DOJ Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) system.

Does the grant rate predict my case outcome at Annandale Immigration Court? ▼

No. Grant rates are historical averages reflecting aggregate outcomes across all case types and judges. Individual outcomes depend on the specific facts of each case, the judge assigned, the type of relief sought, and whether you have legal representation. Always consult a licensed immigration attorney.

How has the Annandale Immigration Court grant rate changed over time? ▼

Between FY2015 and FY2025, the grant rate at Annandale Immigration Court decreased from 62.4% to 60.7%. Year-by-year data is shown in the trends table on this page.

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Source: U.S. EOIR, Immigration Court Statistics Immigration court outcomes by court and case type · 2025 Accessed 2026-06-21

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