Immigration court
Richmond, VA Immigration Court
13 judges · VA
EOIR data through Oct 1, 2026 · updated monthly
- 0
- Granted
- 0
- Denied
- 13
- Judges
Distribution
How this court's judges compare
At Richmond, VA, 13 judges range from 3.1% to 67.7%.
Each judge's all-time EOIR decided outcomes across every court they have served in: granted ÷ (granted + denied). Judges now based at this court with at least 100 decided cases. A historical pattern — not a prediction for any case.
No grant rate is shown for Richmond, VA because this snapshot contains no published grant-or-denial denominator for the location.
The 2026-10-01 snapshot lists this EOIR location but contains no published grants or denials for it. A missing denominator is not a 0.0% grant rate.
Why can the judge rows contain decisions when the court headline is limited? The court headline and judge profiles are separate EOIR-derived rollups in this snapshot. Their historical scopes can differ, so AsylumTracker does not add judge rows together to replace the published court total. The mismatch is another reason this court page is excluded from the search index.
Judges at This Court
| Judge | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palmer, Brian T. | 12.7% | 430 | 2,961 | 3,391 |
| Karesh, Ellen | 4.8% | 116 | 2,309 | 2,425 |
| Napier, Wade Thomas | 14.3% | 266 | 1,591 | 1,857 |
| Kassell, Joseph | 6.8% | 128 | 1,748 | 1,876 |
| Mannion, Steve | 6.0% | 109 | 1,718 | 1,827 |
| Piateski, Jennifer E. | 12.9% | 187 | 1,261 | 1,448 |
| Purnell, Charles N. | 3.1% | 42 | 1,326 | 1,368 |
| Santiago, Luisa | 10.1% | 135 | 1,197 | 1,332 |
| Rainey, Zol | 6.1% | 81 | 1,238 | 1,319 |
| Jostad, Brent | 7.7% | 72 | 863 | 935 |
| Stewart, Stephen | 5.4% | 64 | 1,118 | 1,182 |
| Graulich, James C. | 8.3% | 79 | 869 | 948 |
| Adler, Steven V. | 67.7% | 107 | 51 | 158 |
Approval Rate by Nationality
Fiscal years 2020–2026 (Oct 2019 – Sep 2026).
| Nationality | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
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