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Judge Zol Rainey

Immigration Judge at Richmond, VA

6.1%
Approval Rate
81
Granted
1,240
Denied
1,321
Total Decided

Judge Zol Rainey serves at the Richmond, VA Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 6.1%, 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

Zol Rainey is listed with the Richmond, VA Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 6.1% 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 (295 decided, 4.7% grant rate), Mexico (215 decided, 1.9% grant rate), and Guatemala (175 decided, 4.6% 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 Other procedural outcomes, including terminated, withdrawn, administratively closed, or removed cases, are tracked separately where available and are not treated as asylum grants.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 295 4.7%
Mexico 215 1.9%
Guatemala 175 4.6%
El Salvador 106 3.8%
Brazil 103 1.9%
Venezuela 77 13.0%
Dominican Republic 61 0.0%
Colombia 48 2.1%

Yearly Trends

YearCasesGrant rate
2026 207 5.8%
2025 409 4.2%
2024 332 7.2%
2023 251 4.4%
2022 118 14.4%
2020 3 0.0%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Judge Zol Rainey's asylum approval rate?

Judge Zol Rainey's asylum approval rate is 6.1% according to EOIR FOIA data.

How many asylum cases has Judge Zol Rainey decided?

The dataset lists 1,321 total asylum cases for Judge Zol Rainey.

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 Purnell, Charles N. 3.9% approval rate Jostad, Brent 9.2% approval rate Graulich, James C. 9.6% approval rate

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