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Judge Dawn Kulick

Immigration Judge at Philadelphia, PA

7.3%
Approval Rate
264
Granted
3,351
Denied
3,615
Total Decided

Judge Dawn Kulick serves at the Philadelphia, PA Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 7.3%, this judge is below average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).

Community Discussion

DATA

Judge Kulick (Philadelphia, PA) data snapshot: 4,087 cases over 16 years, 7.3% grant rate

A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Kulick, Dawn (IJ code DKU, Philadelphia, PA):

16 years on the bench (since 2011), 4,087 cases total, lifetime grant rate 7.3%

Last 3 years (2023–2026): 3,674 cases, grant rate 6.0% — 3.1pp below the Philadelphia court average (9.1%)

Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Guatemala             1153    3.4%
Honduras               523    4.3%
Brazil                 390    2.2%
Mexico                 254   15.2%
Ecuador                208    5.0%
Dominican Republic     200    0.5%
Haiti                  135    0.0%
El Salvador            107   10.7%
Colombia               100    2.3%
Venezuela               86    2.6%
Nicaragua               79    2.7%
2023:  925 cases, 8.9% grant rate
2024:  547 cases, 11.7% grant rate
2025:  896 cases, 5.0% grant rate
2026: 1306 cases, 2.3% grant rate

If you've appeared before Judge Kulick, I'd love to hear:

1. What's your nationality, and when was your most recent hearing?

2. How did your attorney prepare for this judge specifically?

Source: EOIR (U.S. Executive Office for Immigration Review) public statistics, July 2026 release, compiled by AsylumTracker. A judge's historical pattern does not predict the outcome of any individual case; this is shared to help set realistic expectations. Real-experience accounts from the community are welcome.

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How to Interpret These Judge Statistics

Dawn Kulick is listed with the Philadelphia, PA Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 7.3% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.

Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Guatemala (1,135 decided, 4.2% grant rate), Honduras (531 decided, 4.5% grant rate), and Brazil (398 decided, 2.0% grant rate). Compare these rows with the judge's overall rate because nationality mix can materially change how the headline number should be read.

Grant rate is calculated as granted / (granted + denied). Other procedural outcomes, including terminated, withdrawn, administratively closed, or removed cases, are tracked separately where available and are not treated as asylum grants.

This page is based on public EOIR data last updated 2026-07-01. It is for research and information only, not legal advice.

Read the grant-rate methodology or learn how to read immigration judge statistics.

Nationality Breakdown

NationalityCasesGrant rate
Guatemala 1,135 4.2%
Honduras 531 4.5%
Brazil 398 2.0%
Mexico 215 14.9%
Ecuador 200 4.5%
Dominican Republic 186 0.5%
Haiti 127 0.0%
Colombia 87 2.3%

Yearly Trends

YearCasesGrant rate
2026 1,149 2.3%
2025 812 5.0%
2024 444 11.7%
2023 840 8.9%
2022 289 20.8%
2021 10 40.0%
2020 8 0.0%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Judge Dawn Kulick's asylum approval rate?

Judge Dawn Kulick's asylum approval rate is 7.3% according to EOIR FOIA data.

How many asylum cases has Judge Dawn Kulick decided?

The dataset lists 3,615 total asylum cases for Judge Dawn Kulick.

How is this approval rate calculated?

The approval rate is calculated as granted divided by (granted + denied). It excludes terminations and withdrawals, and the source is EOIR FOIA data.

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