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Judge Jennifer E. Piateski

Immigration Judge at Richmond, VA

12.9%
Approval Rate
187
Granted
1,261
Denied
1,448
Total Decided

Judge Jennifer E. Piateski serves at the Richmond, VA Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 12.9%, this judge is below average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).

How to Interpret These Judge Statistics

Jennifer E. Piateski is listed with the Richmond, VA Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 12.9% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.

Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Honduras (277 decided, 4.7% grant rate), Guatemala (268 decided, 5.2% grant rate), and El Salvador (190 decided, 10.0% 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 Other procedural outcomes, including terminated, withdrawn, administratively closed, or removed cases, are tracked separately where available and are not treated as asylum grants.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
Honduras 277 4.7%
Guatemala 268 5.2%
El Salvador 190 10.0%
Mexico 170 4.1%
Peru 66 25.8%
Venezuela 60 6.7%
Colombia 44 11.4%
Dominican Republic 42 2.4%

Yearly Trends

YearCasesGrant rate
2026 164 13.4%
2025 556 7.4%
2024 308 11.4%
2023 282 13.1%
2022 137 38.0%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Judge Jennifer E. Piateski's asylum approval rate?

Judge Jennifer E. Piateski's asylum approval rate is 12.9% according to EOIR FOIA data.

How many asylum cases has Judge Jennifer E. Piateski decided?

The dataset lists 1,448 total asylum cases for Judge Jennifer E. Piateski.

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.

Other judges at this court

Palmer, Brian T. 13.9% approval rate Karesh, Ellen 5.7% approval rate Napier, Wade Thomas 18.1% approval rate Mannion, Steve 7.0% approval rate Kassell, Joseph 7.7% approval rate Santiago, Luisa 10.1% approval rate Rainey, Zol 6.1% approval rate Purnell, Charles N. 3.9% approval rate Jostad, Brent 9.2% approval rate Graulich, James C. 9.6% approval rate

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