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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.

Court lifetime grant rate

23.9%

All recorded asylum decisions across judges

Lifetime total cases

43,994

All recorded asylum decisions

Last data refresh

2026-09-03

From Deportation Data Project FOIA release

Lifetime aggregates use 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

0%25%50%75%100%

Judges at this court

JudgeLifetime grant rateLifetime cases
Abrams, Steven R.42.1%19
Adams, Anna14.3%1,248
Adkins-Blanch, Charles50.0%6
Alberdi, Yon K.15.6%1,700
Alexander, Scott G.18.8%16
Allmond, Thomas0.0%14
Ayala, David94.1%17
Bain, Terry A.100.0%8
Balasquide, Javier E.0.0%8
Benton, Jimmie Lee0.0%5
Bergosh, Gary L.0.0%11
Bradley, Kevin G.0.0%3
Brady, Jeffry0.6%177
Burke, Brian3.6%858
Burman, Lawrence O.59.1%22
Campos, Alisha C.100.0%2
Cato, Richard6.1%872
Chapa, Teofilo10.0%70
Chapman, Kevin Jerome.26.4%2,488
Clerical Transfer Code, 77.8%9
Coaxum, Ghunise L.0.0%143
Defonzo, Paul0.0%1
Diaz-Rex, Julia4.5%875
Dodd, Diane0.0%5
Dogin, Henry S.9.1%11
Dowell, J. Daniel7.6%92
Duck, John A.21.4%14
Espinal, Pedro J.1.4%574
Faerber, Peter6.3%16
Fighter, Thomas0.0%34
Ford, Christopher R.2.9%102
Ford, Rex J.13.4%209
Former Immigration Judge, 100.0%1
Frederick, Jeffrey1.4%623
Gagnon, Paul M.80.0%15
Gansallo, Ayodele0.0%1
Garcy, Annie S.25.0%4
Geisse, Loreto65.4%26
Ghartey, Victoria L.41.2%4,813
Gorman, Stephanie45.5%11
Grim, James K.33.6%2,046
Hanson, Mahlon F.5.4%37
Harris, Monique23.3%894
Harris, Rodger C.11.4%903
Hart, Brandon L.0.0%9
Hawkes, Joshua0.0%1
Hladylowycz, Roxanne C.47.4%38
Holmes-Simmons, Theresa100.0%12
Hom, Sandy31.8%22
Horn, Michael C.0.0%6
Houser, Wayne K.42.9%14
Hurewitz, Kenneth S.25.0%36
Jalelian, Lincoln S.0.0%2
Jamadar, Richard A.13.9%1,032
Johnson, Shane E.0.0%2
Josephson, Kenneth51.1%92
Karden, Stuart F.31.9%1,653
Klinedinst, James8.8%215
Kozyra, Matthew0.0%2
La Rocca, Joseph B.0.0%35
Laforest, Brigitte50.0%8
Lamb, Elizabeth A.66.7%6
Lang, Elizabeth G.14.9%1,212
Leeds, Frederic G.37.5%8
Levinson, Eric L.0.0%25
Lippman, Daniel29.9%1,440
Maingot, Anthony E.0.0%3
Marquez, Charlotte S.0.0%9
Marsteller, Eric W.0.0%32
Mart, H. Kevin0.0%9
Mccormack, Nancy R.20.0%5
Mchugh, R. Kevin13.8%448
Menkin, Jeffrey L.0.0%1
Midgley, Ian D.11.4%79
Miller, Monte G.0.0%1
Montante Jr., Philip J.5.5%73
Morace, Philip L.44.4%9
Moreno, Roberto35.5%1,381
Moroz, Harold R.0.0%44
Mouakar, Nicole0.0%5
Mulligan, Thomas J.0.0%4
Niziolek, Alec J.4.3%1,129
Nugent, James A.40.0%5
Ortiz-Segura, Rafael39.1%6,224
Owens, Robert P.52.6%78
Padgett, Gail49.1%371
Page-Lozano, Jennifer Leigh13.7%1,901
Palmer, Robert G.1.4%74
Pelletier, J. Dan0.0%11
Penalosa, Jose L.0.0%1
Phan-Quang, Tue16.7%6
Phillips, Beverley M.15.4%13
Proctor, George W.47.8%23
Pugliese, Eugene71.4%7
Reese, Agnelis L.7.7%13
Reichenberg, Margaret R.26.7%15
Riefkohl, Alberto J.72.7%22
Rivera, Tamaira0.0%1
Rojas, Raphael10.5%1,108
Rosen, Benjamin7.9%1,122
Sanders, Charles J.13.4%82
Slavin, Denise N.69.7%33
Smith, Renetta49.7%869
Stanley, Kevin7.8%1,403
Stockton, Bette Kane14.3%7
Stogner, W. Wayne50.0%6
Tadal, Mirlande17.4%23
Talavera-Peraza, Elvin3.5%1,064
Videla, Gabriel C.41.7%24
Visiting Judge 1, 40.0%5
Ward, George James0.0%2
Webber, Polly A.100.0%4
Weisel, Robert D.38.1%21
Weiss, Irene80.0%20
Williams, Keith C.4.3%47
Williams, Phillip T.56.5%23
Wilson, Earle B21.0%1,261

Frequently asked questions

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

Across all recorded asylum decisions, the Orlando Immigration Court has a lifetime grant rate of 23.9%, based on 43,994 merit decisions released by the EOIR under FOIA. This figure is weighted across every immigration judge who has sat at this court 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?

117 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; lifetime grant rates per judge 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
2026-09-03

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.