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Orlando Immigration Court — Asylum Decision Statistics

Aggregated asylum decision statistics across all immigration judges currently sitting at the Orlando Immigration Court, based on FOIA-released EOIR data.

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The Orlando Immigration Court had an asylum grant rate of 31.3% in fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024), weighted across all immigration judges. The court has 44,150 recorded merit decisions on file in total. Methodology and sources are documented below.

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Court 12-month grant rate

3.3%

Trailing 12 months, weighted across judges

Lifetime total cases

44,150

All recorded asylum decisions

Last data refresh

2026-09-24

From Deportation Data Project FOIA release

The court-wide aggregate uses the same methodology as the per-judge trailing-12-month rates in the roster below — only the time window differs, which is why the two views can show different percentages.

Monthly grant-rate trend

Judges at this court

Judge	12-month grant rate	Lifetime cases
Ortiz-Segura, Rafael	—	6,223
Ghartey, Victoria L.	16.1%	4,804
Chapman, Kevin Jerome.	—	2,484
Grim, James K.	—	2,044
Page-Lozano, Jennifer Leigh	3.7%	1,955
Alberdi, Yon K.	5.9%	1,776
Karden, Stuart F.	—	1,561
Stanley, Kevin	1.4%	1,442
Lippman, Daniel	—	1,437
Moreno, Roberto	—	1,366
Adams, Anna	4.1%	1,330
Lang, Elizabeth G.	4.2%	1,284
Wilson, Earle B	—	1,260
Rosen, Benjamin	4.5%	1,204
Niziolek, Alec J.	1.9%	1,196
Rojas, Raphael	3.5%	1,168
Talavera-Peraza, Elvin	2.8%	1,168
Jamadar, Richard A.	4.0%	1,088
Diaz-Rex, Julia	2.6%	972
Cato, Richard	1.4%	965
Harris, Rodger C.	5.1%	950
Burke, Brian	3.7%	918
Harris, Monique	—	894
Smith, Renetta	—	869
Frederick, Jeffrey	0.9%	692
Klinedinst, James	7.2%	304
Espinal, Pedro J.	0.0%	233
Coaxum, Ghunise L.	0.0%	217
Brady, Jeffry	0.5%	193
Ford, Rex J.	—	182
Padgett, Gail	—	152
Ford, Christopher R.	2.1%	142
Moroz, Harold R.	0.0%	131
Josephson, Kenneth	—	92
Palmer, Robert G.	3.3%	92
Midgley, Ian D.	—	79
Owens, Robert P.	—	78
Montante Jr., Philip J.	—	73
La Rocca, Joseph B.	0.0%	64
Chapa, Teofilo	—	53
Sanders, Charles J.	—	48
Allmond, Thomas	9.5%	42
Hladylowycz, Roxanne C.	—	38
Miller, Mark	0.0%	36
Hurewitz, Kenneth S.	—	35
Padron, Kristie A.	11.4%	35
Fighter, Thomas	0.0%	34
Slavin, Denise N.	—	33
Marsteller, Eric W.	0.0%	32
Geisse, Loreto	—	26
Marquez, Charlotte S.	0.0%	26
Cordero Gonzalez, Miguel A.	4.2%	24
Videla, Gabriel C.	—	24
Bergosh, Gary L.	0.0%	23
Proctor, George W.	—	23
Tadal, Mirlande	—	23
Williams, Phillip T.	—	23
Burman, Lawrence O.	—	22
Hom, Sandy	—	22
Riefkohl, Alberto J.	—	22
Weisel, Robert D.	—	21
Mchugh, R. Kevin	—	20
Weiss, Irene	—	20
Abrams, Steven R.	Not reported	19
Ayala, David	Not reported	17
Alexander, Scott G.	Not reported	16
Gagnon, Paul M.	Not reported	15
Reichenberg, Margaret R.	Not reported	15
Houser, Wayne K., JR.	Not reported	14
Phillips, Beverley M.	Not reported	13
Holmes-Simmons, Theresa	Not reported	12
Dogin, Henry S.	Not reported	11
Gorman, Stephanie	Not reported	11
Pelletier, J. Dan	Not reported	11
Hart, Brandon L.	Not reported	9
Mart, H. Kevin	Not reported	9
Morace, Philip L.	Not reported	9
Bain, Terry A.	Not reported	8
Balasquide, Javier E.	Not reported	8
Duck, John A., JR.	Not reported	8
Laforest, Brigitte	Not reported	8
Leeds, Frederic G.	Not reported	8
Faerber, Peter	Not reported	7
Pugliese, Eugene	Not reported	7
Stockton, Bette Kane	Not reported	7
Adkins-Blanch, Charles	Not reported	6
Lamb, Elizabeth A.	Not reported	6
Phan-Quang, Tue	Not reported	6
Stogner, W. Wayne	Not reported	6
Dodd, Diane	Not reported	5
Nugent, James A.	Not reported	5
Reese, Agnelis L.	Not reported	5
Garcy, Annie S.	Not reported	4
Mulligan, Thomas J.	Not reported	4
Webber, Polly A.	Not reported	4
Gansallo, Ayodele	Not reported	3
Maingot, Anthony E.	Not reported	3
Campos, Alisha C.	Not reported	2
Jalelian, Lincoln S.	Not reported	2
Johnson, Shane E.	Not reported	2
Kozyra, Matthew	Not reported	2
Ward, George James, JR.	Not reported	2
Defonzo, Paul	Not reported	1
Menkin, Jeffrey L.	Not reported	1
Miller, Monte G.	Not reported	1
Penalosa, Jose L., JR.	Not reported	1
Rivera, Tamaira	Not reported	1

Frequently asked questions

What is the asylum grant rate at the Orlando Immigration Court?

In FY2024 (October 2023 to September 2024), the Orlando Immigration Court had a grant rate of 31.3%. This rate is weighted across every immigration judge who sat at this court that fiscal year and uses the standard methodology of cases granted divided by cases granted plus cases ordered removed.

How many immigration judges sit at the Orlando Immigration Court?

107 immigration judges currently appear in the FOIA-released EOIR data for the Orlando Immigration Court. Each judge's per-case statistics are listed in the judge roster on this page; per-judge rates can diverge from the court-wide aggregate because of caseload mix and decision volume.

Where does this data come from?

Case-level outcomes were released by the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) under the Freedom of Information Act and republished by the Deportation Data Project (UC Berkeley). Aggregates are corroborated by TRAC Immigration (Syracuse University). See the methodology footer for source links.

Is the grant rate predictive of an individual case outcome?

No. The grant rate is a statistical aggregate over completed decisions; it is not a prediction. Individual case outcomes depend on case-specific merits, evidence, country conditions, and the quality of counsel. This page is informational and does not constitute legal advice.

Methodology & sources

Primary source: Deportation Data Project (UC Berkeley) — FOIA-released EOIR case-level data from the Deportation Data Project (UC Berkeley).
Secondary source: TRAC Immigration (Syracuse University) — Independent corroboration of grant-rate aggregates from TRAC Immigration (Syracuse University).
Last data refresh: 2026-09-24

Statistical data only. Case outcomes depend on case-specific merits, evidence, and counsel quality. This page is provided for informational purposes and does not constitute legal advice or a guarantee of any outcome.