Judge Sheila Mcnulty
Immigration Judge at Chicago, IL
Judge Sheila Mcnulty serves at the Chicago, IL Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 19.2%, 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
Sheila Mcnulty is listed with the Chicago, IL Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 19.2% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.
Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Mexico (59 decided, 96.6% grant rate), Honduras (15 decided, 46.7% grant rate), and Guatemala (9 decided, 44.4% 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 Other procedural outcomes, including terminated, withdrawn, administratively closed, or removed cases, are tracked separately where available and are not treated as asylum grants.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
| Nationality | Cases | Grant rate |
|---|
| Mexico |
59 |
96.6% |
| Honduras |
15 |
46.7% |
| Guatemala |
9 |
44.4% |
| El Salvador |
8 |
87.5% |
| Ecuador |
3 |
0.0% |
Yearly Trends
| Year | Cases | Grant rate |
|---|
| 2022 |
2 |
100.0% |
| 2021 |
20 |
100.0% |
| 2020 |
92 |
73.9% |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Judge Sheila Mcnulty's asylum approval rate?
Judge Sheila Mcnulty's asylum approval rate is 19.2% according to EOIR FOIA data.
How many asylum cases has Judge Sheila Mcnulty decided?
The dataset lists 3,305 total asylum cases for Judge Sheila Mcnulty.
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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18.9% approval rate
Brahos, O. John
20.6% approval rate
Cuevas, Carlos
26.6% approval rate
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62.6% approval rate
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0.9% approval rate
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