Asylum Denial Rates by Immigration Judge

Name of Judge	City	Number Decided	Percent Denied	Ranking
Mahlon F. Hanson	Miami	1,118	96.7	1
Alan A. Vomacka	New York	695	95.8	2
Neale Foster	Miami	203	94.6	3
William F. Jankun	New York	819	94.0	5
Michael A. Kilroy	Lancaster	168	94.0	5
Michaelangelo Rocco	Buffalo	224	92.4	6
Sandy K. Hom	New York	1,368	91.4	7
John Opaciuch	New York	1,333	90.2	8
R. Kevin McHugh	Bradenton	107	89.7	9
Keith C. Williams	Miami	711	88.7	10
Rex J. Ford	Miami	1,502	88.5	11
Christine A. Bither	Los Angeles	167	88.0	13
Kevin G. Bradley	Miami	913	88.0	13
Kenneth S. Hurewitz	Miami	487	87.9	14
J. Daniel Dowell	Miami	1,198	87.6	15
William A. Cassidy	Atlanta	461	87.0	16
Kendall Warren	Seattle	160	86.9	17
Anthony S. Murry	San Francisco	430	86.7	18
Donald V. Ferlise	Philadelphia	906	86.3	19
Denise A. Marks Lane	Miami	1,254	86.1	20
Teofilo Chapa	Miami	1,254	85.6	21
Larry R. Dean	New York	103	84.5	23
Grace A. Sease	York	181	84.5	23
Thomas M. Ragno	Boston	260	82.7	24
Thomas Y.K. Fong	Los Angeles	334	82.6	26
Deitrich H. Sims	Dallas	276	82.6	26
Alan L. Page	New York	469	82.5	28
Jeffrey L. Romig	Los Angeles	416	82.5	28
G. Mackenzie Rast	Atlanta	337	82.2	29
Ronald G. Sonom	Miami	959	82.1	30
Elizabeth A. Hacker	Detroit	767	81.9	31
Robert Yeargin	San Francisco	427	81.5	32
Billino W D'Ambrosio	Boston	150	81.3	35
Anna Ho	Seattle	523	81.3	35
Eugene Pugliese	Newark	550	81.3	35
Philip S. Law	Houston	402	81.1	36
Scott G. Alexander	Miami	1,215	81.0	37
H. Lloyd King Jr.	Miami	408	80.9	38
Jay Segal	Los Angeles	480	80.8	39
Ronald L. Mullins	Las Vegas	172	80.2	40
Joan V. Churchill	Arlington	910	79.9	41
Nancy R. McCormack	Miami	1,220	79.8	42
Wendell A. Hollis	San Francisco	231	79.2	44
Paul L. Johnston	New York	669	79.2	44
Howard Van Winkle	Houston	134	79.1	45
Wayne K. Houser, Jr.	New Orleans	250	78.8	46
Charles J. Sanders	Miami	1,287	78.7	47
Jimmie L. Benton	Houston	296	78.4	49
Zsa Zsa DePaolo	San Diego	139	78.4	49
Bruce W. Solow	Miami	1,181	78.2	50
Isabel A. Bronzina	Los Angeles	539	77.7	51
Pedro A. Miranda	Miami	1,009	77.4	53
William J. Nickerson	Lancaster	168	77.4	53
Brian H. Simpson	San Francisco	607	77.3	54
Robert O. Vicars	Lancaster	158	77.2	55
Kristin W. Olmanson	Bloomington	516	77.1	56
Kenneth A. Bagley	San Diego	300	77.0	57
Philip J. Montante	Buffalo	357	76.5	58
William C. Peterson	New York	743	76.2	59
Daniel A. Meisner	Newark	503	76.1	60
Lorraine J. Munoz	Los Angeles	333	75.7	61
Adam Opaciuch	New York	1,490	75.6	62
Harry L. Gastley	Las Vegas	322	75.5	63
Anthony T. Giattina	Los Angeles	196	73.5	64
Anthony M. Atenaide	San Diego	335	73.4	65
Irma Lopez-Defillo	Guaynabo	164	73.2	66
Ira Sandron	Miami	251	72.9	67
Roxanne C. Hladylowycz	New York	1,680	72.6	68
William K. Zimmer	Houston	415	72.5	69
Barbara A. Nelson	New York	1,480	72.3	70
O. John Brahos	Chicago	594	71.9	71
Stephen E. Mander	Miami	1,256	71.2	72
Rico J. Bartolomei	San Diego	276	70.7	73
Joseph M. Ragusa	San Diego	143	70.6	74
Elisa M. Sukkar	Miami	1,124	70.4	75
Joseph Russelburg	New York	400	70.3	77
Michael W. Straus	Hartford	735	70.3	77
Lilliana Torreh-Bayouth	Miami	1,322	70.2	78
Miriam K. Mills	New York	1,040	70.1	79
Seymour R. Kleinfeld	Miami	979	70.0	80
Robert D. Vinikoor	Chicago	782	69.6	81
Mimi Schooley Yam	San Francisco	397	69.5	82
Walter A. Durling	York	359	69.4	84
Robert D. Newberry	Detroit	1,298	69.4	84
Clarease Rankin Yates	Houston	385	69.1	85
Margaret R. Reichenberg	Elizabeth	577	68.8	86
Jan D. Latimore	Los Angeles	342	68.4	87
Ira E. Bank	Los Angeles	526	68.3	88
John M. Bryant	Arlington	755	68.2	89
John D. Taylor	Los Angeles	405	68.1	90
Francis L. Cramer	Boston	143	67.8	92
Samuel Der-Yeghiayan	Chicago	239	67.8	92
James R. Fujimoto	Chicago	679	67.5	94
Richard D. Walton	Los Angeles	655	67.5	94
John D. Carte	San Antonio	115	67.0	96
Rosalind K. Malloy	Philadelphia	866	67.0	96
Matthew J. D'Angelo	Hartford	199	66.8	97
John F. Walsh	Los Angeles	936	66.1	98
John A. Duck Jr.	Oakdale	153	66.0	100
Ignacio P. Fernandez	San Diego	238	66.0	100
Darlene R. Seligman	Los Angeles	259	65.6	101
Wayne R. Iskra	Arlington	875	65.4	102
Gabriel C. Videla	New York	1,158	65.1	103
Cary H. Copeland	Dallas	878	64.8	104
James P. Vandello	Denver	451	64.7	105
Michael C. Horn	Miami	725	64.6	106
Kenneth Josephson	Seattle	1,050	64.4	107
Bruce M. Barrett	Baltimore	1,128	64.1	108
Joseph R. Dierkes	Bloomington	667	63.9	109
Gaylyn N. Boone	San Diego	174	63.8	111
Renee L. Renner	Los Angeles	329	63.8	111
Paul A. Defonzo	New York	1,251	62.7	112
Robert Brown	Houston	274	62.4	113
Henry S. Dogin	Newark	1,147	62.1	114
Henry P. Ipema Jr.	Los Angeles	489	61.8	115
Charles E. Pazar	Memphis	1,022	61.6	116
Jill H. Dufresne	Baltimore	1,008	61.0	117
Edward R. Kandler	San Francisco	1,053	60.9	118
Terry C. Christian	Detroit	139	60.4	120
Annie S. Garcy	Newark	697	60.4	120
Mirlande Tadal	Elizabeth	753	60.2	121
John F. Gossart, Jr.	Baltimore	1,098	60.0	122
Leonard I. Shapiro	Boston	647	59.7	123
Dennis F. Coupe	San Francisco	131	58.0	124
David Ayala	San Francisco	187	57.8	125
David C. Anderson	Los Angeles	276	57.6	126
Craig M. Zerbe	Chicago	748	56.6	127
Steven R. Abrams	Elizabeth	949	56.5	128
Dorothy A. Dunkel-Bradley	Los Angeles	464	56.3	130
Jennie L. Giambastiani	Chicago	254	56.3	130
Lawrence O. Burman	Memphis	1,066	55.9	131
Charles A. Del Bene	Los Angeles	431	55.5	132
Patrick T. McDermott	Los Angeles	197	55.3	133
Eliza C. Klein	Boston	805	55.2	134
Phan-Quang Tue	San Francisco	558	55.0	136
Patricia M.B. Sheppard	Boston	622	55.0	136
John C. Williams	San Diego	333	54.7	137
Anthony J. Randall	Miami	1,071	54.2	138
Nicole Kim	Newark	135	54.1	139
Jeffrey S. Chase	New York	993	53.9	140
Paul M. Gagnon	Boston	382	53.7	141
Beverley M. Phillips	San Francisco	880	53.6	142
M. Christopher Grant	Arlington	448	53.3	143
Michael H. Bennett	Portland	382	52.6	145
William J. Martin	Los Angeles	437	52.6	145
Craig De Bernardis	Philadelphia	415	52.3	146
David J. Cordova	Denver	485	51.8	147
Donn L. Livingston	Denver	578	51.6	149
Rafael B. Ortiz-Segura	Orlando	1,487	51.6	149
Charles M. Honeyman	Philadelphia	976	51.3	150
Glenn P. McPhaul	San Antonio	118	50.8	151
Rose Peters	San Pedro	108	50.0	152
Carlos Cuevas	Chicago	658	49.8	153
Bertha A. Zuniga	El Paso	123	48.8	154
Joanna M. Bukszpan	New York	1,118	48.7	155
Bette Kane Stockton	San Francisco	879	48.5	156
Noel A. Ferris	New York	753	48.1	158
Christine E. Stancill	Los Angeles	501	48.1	158
Robert J. Barrett	San Diego	303	47.9	159
Paul Grussendorf	San Francisco	496	47.8	160
Helen J. Sichel	New York	1,144	47.5	161
Polly A. Webber	San Francisco	824	47.2	162
Lisa Dornell	Baltimore	1,108	47.0	163
Ingrid K. Hrycenko	Los Angeles	545	46.4	164
Robert D. Weisel	New York	1,474	46.3	165
Roberto Moreno	Orlando	689	46.0	166
Victoria L. Ghartey	New York	1,407	45.8	167
Esmeralda Cabrera	Elizabeth	406	45.6	168
Philip L. Morace	New York	2,111	44.9	170
Gita Vahid-Tehrani	Los Angeles	341	44.9	170
Bruce J. Einhorn	Los Angeles	483	44.3	171
Gilbert T. Gembacz	Los Angeles	694	43.4	172
Michael J. Yamaguchi	San Francisco	463	43.0	173
George W. Proctor	Los Angeles	185	41.6	175
Irene Weiss	Las Vegas	269	41.6	175
Lawrence N. DiCostanzo	San Francisco	659	41.0	176
Edwin R. Hughes	Dallas	504	39.9	177
Denise N. Slavin	Miami	1,340	39.6	178
Matthew T. Adrian	New York	357	38.9	179
Marilyn J. Teeter	San Francisco	521	38.6	180
Alberto E. Gonzalez	San Francisco	982	38.2	181
Paul W. Schmidt	Arlington	229	38.0	182
Alberto J. Riefkohl	Newark	804	37.8	183
William Joyce	Boston	358	37.2	184
Douglas B. Schoppert	New York	1,735	36.0	185
Renetta Smith	Orlando	601	35.8	186
Theresa Holmes-Simmons	New York	1,471	35.6	187
Dayna M. Beamer	Honolulu	626	34.3	188
Sarah M. Burr	New York	1,612	32.9	189
William Strasser	Newark	431	32.7	190
George T. Chew	New York	1,895	32.3	191
Dana L. Marks	San Francisco	666	31.5	192
Laura L. Ramirez	San Francisco	764	30.1	193
Bridgette Laforest	New York	1,615	29.8	194
Annette S. Elstein	New York	1,423	28.9	195
Carol A. King	San Francisco	669	28.6	196
Elizabeth A. Lamb	New York	1,452	28.5	197
Noel A. Brennan	New York	265	26.8	198
John W. Richardson	Phoenix	293	25.3	199
Patricia A. Rohan	New York	1,744	24.8	200
Dean A. Levay	Phoenix	174	24.1	201
Miriam Hayward	San Francisco	662	23.9	202
Vivienne E. Gordon-Uruakpa	New York	732	22.8	203
Sandra S. Coleman	Miami	1,046	22.3	204
Stephen L. Sholomson	Los Angeles	565	20.9	205
William Van Wyke	New York	857	17.3	206
Terry A. Bain	New York	1,625	10.7	207
Margaret McManus	New York	1,636	9.8	208

*Analysis covers judges who made at least 100 decisions "on the merits" for asylum seekers represented by an attorney. Also listed is the base city of the judge. Where a judge was transferred during this period, the city in which the majority of decisions were made is listed.