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Judge Steven V. Adler

Immigration Judge at Richmond, VA

67.7%
Approval Rate
107
Granted
51
Denied
158
Total Decided

Judge Steven V. Adler serves at the Richmond, VA Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 67.7%, this judge is above average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).

How to Interpret These Judge Statistics

Steven V. Adler is listed with the Richmond, VA Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 67.7% 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 (37 decided, 70.3% grant rate), El Salvador (33 decided, 75.8% grant rate), and Brazil (21 decided, 33.3% 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 Other procedural outcomes, including terminated, withdrawn, administratively closed, or removed cases, are tracked separately where available and are not treated as asylum grants.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 37 70.3%
El Salvador 33 75.8%
Brazil 21 33.3%
Honduras 14 78.6%
Ecuador 11 72.7%
Dominican Republic 6 66.7%
Syria 4 100.0%
Peru 3 100.0%

Yearly Trends

YearCasesGrant rate
2023 72 63.9%
2022 85 71.8%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Judge Steven V. Adler's asylum approval rate?

Judge Steven V. Adler's asylum approval rate is 67.7% according to EOIR FOIA data.

How many asylum cases has Judge Steven V. Adler decided?

The dataset lists 158 total asylum cases for Judge Steven V. Adler.

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 Piateski, Jennifer E. 12.9% 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

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