Immigration Judges by Caseload

Judges ranked by total number of decisions, a volume statistic only, not a measure of outcome likelihood. DOJ EOIR data.

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. According to EOIR, the underlying FOIA release covers millions of cases decided since 2001 across roughly 70 immigration courts. See our methodology for detail.

Not legal advice: outcomes depend on facts specific to each case. Consult a licensed immigration attorney or accredited representative for guidance on your situation.

# Judge Court Decisions Grant Rate
1 GEE Houston - Smith Street Immigration Court 4,571 28.7%
2 BHA Houston - Smith Street Immigration Court 4,384 30.1%
3 BP1 Seattle Immigration Court 3,673 38.9%
4 LLG New York - Varick Street Immigration Court 2,894 49.1%
5 MWS Hartford Immigration Court 2,846 26.6%
6 ICD San Francisco Immigration Court 2,646 90.7%
7 RBM Seattle Immigration Court 2,540 38.4%
8 BAN New York - Federal Plaza Immigration Court 2,475 61.3%
9 RZA New York - Federal Plaza Immigration Court 2,417 83.8%
10 JBL New Orleans Immigration Court 2,415 41.4%
11 DWT New York - Federal Plaza Immigration Court 2,380 75.4%
12 FAS San Francisco Immigration Court 2,321 39.9%
13 CMG Salt Lake City Immigration Court 2,316 51.2%
14 GMP Houston - Smith Street Immigration Court 2,303 32.0%
15 ASL New York - Federal Plaza Immigration Court 2,221 81.6%
16 PTW Baltimore Immigration Court 2,178 39.2%
17 EPD New York - Federal Plaza Immigration Court 2,168 79.3%
18 FGL New York - Federal Plaza Immigration Court 2,164 90.7%
19 DRD New York - Varick Street Immigration Court 2,103 26.6%
20 VGU New York - Federal Plaza Immigration Court 2,098 90.5%
21 DCA Salt Lake City Immigration Court 2,061 61.2%
22 JCS New York - Federal Plaza Immigration Court 2,054 81.5%
23 JLP New York - Federal Plaza Immigration Court 2,049 68.1%
24 JWH Kansas City Immigration Court 2,042 36.0%
25 NB New York - Federal Plaza Immigration Court 2,019 89.4%
26 FMT Los Angeles - N. Los Angeles Street Immigration Court 2,004 25.4%
27 JEB Miami Immigration Court 1,989 39.7%
28 CSG San Francisco Immigration Court 1,972 79.2%
29 DWC Baltimore Immigration Court 1,967 54.3%
30 PSS San Francisco Immigration Court 1,912 90.3%
31 JBC New York - Broadway Immigration Court 1,908 30.1%
32 MOS Boston Immigration Court 1,907 84.6%
33 PMT Salt Lake City Immigration Court 1,896 53.9%
34 MJS Boston Immigration Court 1,874 46.1%
35 SBN Houston - Smith Street Immigration Court 1,869 26.6%
36 JCG New York - Broadway Immigration Court 1,869 50.0%
37 JML Los Angeles - N. Los Angeles Street Immigration Court 1,861 31.1%
38 OMB Boston Immigration Court 1,851 68.5%
39 MLY New York - Federal Plaza Immigration Court 1,848 85.0%
40 VAW New York - Federal Plaza Immigration Court 1,847 71.6%
41 MG1 Houston - Smith Street Immigration Court 1,811 27.1%
42 DBS New York - Federal Plaza Immigration Court 1,805 82.7%
43 JCA Philadelphia Immigration Court 1,805 55.1%
44 MCL Philadelphia Immigration Court 1,805 50.1%
45 HAR Houston - Smith Street Immigration Court 1,789 19.9%
46 APL New York - Broadway Immigration Court 1,784 39.0%
47 NVP Baltimore Immigration Court 1,736 48.6%
48 BLF New York - Federal Plaza Immigration Court 1,730 79.7%
49 HEW Seattle Immigration Court 1,730 44.0%
50 CDE Chicago Immigration Court 1,725 48.3%

Every figure on PlainImmigration is rendered directly from federal immigration court records, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on DOJ EOIR immigration court case data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.