13 judges · VA
The Richmond, VA Immigration Court has an overall asylum approval rate of 0.0% across 0 decided cases. The court has 13 immigration judges. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).
The Richmond, VA Immigration Court has an overall asylum grant rate of 0.0% in the current AsylumTracker dataset. Court-level statistics aggregate judges and cases assigned to that court, so the court average can differ sharply from any one judge's profile.
High-volume judge profiles at this court include Palmer, Brian T. (3,388 total cases), Karesh, Ellen (2,292 total cases), and Napier, Wade Thomas (1,756 total cases). Nationality rows are shown when enough decided cases are available in the source data.
Asylum grant rate is calculated as granted / (granted + denied). Procedural outcomes are separated so users can distinguish merits decisions from docket-management outcomes.
This page uses public EOIR records last updated 2026-07-01. The data is informational and should not be treated as legal advice or a prediction for any individual case.
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| Judge | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palmer, Brian T. | 13.9% | 413 | 2,566 | 2,979 |
| Karesh, Ellen | 5.7% | 112 | 1,862 | 1,974 |
| Napier, Wade Thomas | 18.1% | 259 | 1,174 | 1,433 |
| Mannion, Steve | 7.0% | 104 | 1,389 | 1,493 |
| Kassell, Joseph | 7.7% | 108 | 1,292 | 1,400 |
| Piateski, Jennifer E. | 12.9% | 187 | 1,261 | 1,448 |
| Santiago, Luisa | 10.1% | 135 | 1,198 | 1,333 |
| Rainey, Zol | 6.1% | 81 | 1,240 | 1,321 |
| Purnell, Charles N. | 3.9% | 37 | 912 | 949 |
| Jostad, Brent | 9.2% | 71 | 699 | 770 |
| Graulich, James C. | 9.6% | 73 | 687 | 760 |
| Stewart, Stephen | 8.0% | 54 | 621 | 675 |
| Adler, Steven V. | 67.7% | 107 | 51 | 158 |
| Nationality | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
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