Immigration court
Baltimore, MD Immigration Court
21 judges · MD
EOIR data through Sep 1, 2026 · updated monthly
- 27,306
- Granted
- 72,981
- Denied
- 21
- Judges
Distribution
How this court's judges compare
At Baltimore, MD, 21 judges range from 1.8% to 51.9%.
Each judge's all-time EOIR decided outcomes across every court they have served in: granted ÷ (granted + denied). Judges now based at this court with at least 100 decided cases. A historical pattern — not a prediction for any case.
The 2026-09-01 snapshot shows a 27.2% historical asylum grant rate for Baltimore, MD Immigration Court, based on 27,306 grants and 72,981 denials (100,287 decided outcomes).
The Baltimore, MD Immigration Court has an overall asylum approval rate of 27.2% across 100,287 decided cases. The court has 21 immigration judges. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).
How to Interpret This Court's Data
The Baltimore, MD Immigration Court has an overall asylum grant rate of 27.2% in the current AsylumTracker dataset. Court-level statistics aggregate judges and cases assigned to that court, so the court average can differ sharply from any one judge's profile.
High-volume judge profiles at this court include Durling, Walter A. (28,123 total cases), Weil, Jack H. (26,135 total cases), and Gossart, John F., JR. (21,005 total cases). The largest nationality groups shown for this court include Honduras (7,448 decided, 13.5% grant rate), El Salvador (6,545 decided, 28.3% grant rate), and Guatemala (5,389 decided, 12.0% grant rate).
Asylum grant rate is calculated as granted / (granted + denied). Procedural outcomes are separated so users can distinguish merits decisions from docket-management outcomes.
This page uses public EOIR records last updated 2026-09-01. The data is informational and should not be treated as legal advice or a prediction for any individual case.
Read how EOIR data works or learn how to compare asylum approval rates.
Areas Served by This Court
Based on the official EOIR ZIP-code assignment, the Baltimore, MD Immigration Court is the assigned filing location for 358 ZIP codes. Main cities by state:
MD — Baltimore, Annapolis, Frederick, Towson, Columbia, Hagerstown, Bel Air, Ellicott City, Glen Burnie, Laurel, Salisbury, Westminster, Westover, Abell, Aberdeen and 297 more cities
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Judges at This Court
| Judge | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durling, Walter A. | 11.7% | 2,670 | 20,219 | 22,889 |
| Weil, Jack H. | 6.9% | 1,683 | 22,636 | 24,319 |
| Gossart, John F., JR. | 39.4% | 5,566 | 8,557 | 14,123 |
| Barrett, Bruce M. | 31.6% | 3,997 | 8,660 | 12,657 |
| Slavin, Denise N. | 41.0% | 5,398 | 7,758 | 13,156 |
| Dornell, Lisa | 31.4% | 3,700 | 8,072 | 11,772 |
| Crosland, David W. | 25.2% | 3,090 | 9,177 | 12,267 |
| Dufresne, Jill H. | 31.1% | 1,987 | 4,407 | 6,394 |
| Vargas-Padilla, Nelson A. | 16.0% | 878 | 4,623 | 5,501 |
| Golparvar, Kuyomars Q. | 7.0% | 378 | 5,044 | 5,422 |
| Hartye, Alice Song | 16.7% | 744 | 3,706 | 4,450 |
| Shirole, Pallavi S. | 9.9% | 337 | 3,080 | 3,417 |
| Mahasa, Zakia | 22.0% | 790 | 2,805 | 3,595 |
| Greene JR., William P. | 51.9% | 1,287 | 1,193 | 2,480 |
| Maya, Elizabeth Kohler | 10.8% | 184 | 1,514 | 1,698 |
| Smulow, Daniel | 11.7% | 192 | 1,446 | 1,638 |
| Vincent, Gordon S. | 4.4% | 29 | 629 | 658 |
| Sprague, Jeffrey T. | 4.8% | 28 | 552 | 580 |
| Taylor, Michael | 3.5% | 17 | 470 | 487 |
| Watters, Matthew H | 12.1% | 44 | 320 | 364 |
| Adams, Julie | 1.8% | 6 | 331 | 337 |
Roster entries without a usable profile denominator: Visiting Judge 14, Live Judge - Bal, Video Judge - Bal. They are excluded from the rate table above.
Approval Rate by Nationality
| Nationality | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honduras | 13.5% | 1,005 | 6,443 | 7,448 |
| El Salvador | 28.3% | 1,852 | 4,693 | 6,545 |
| Guatemala | 12.0% | 647 | 4,742 | 5,389 |
| Romania | 2.6% | 37 | 1,376 | 1,413 |
| Mexico | 12.3% | 169 | 1,208 | 1,377 |
| Ecuador | 3.2% | 34 | 1,020 | 1,054 |
| Nicaragua | 17.0% | 176 | 862 | 1,038 |
| Haiti | 2.9% | 24 | 793 | 817 |
| Venezuela | 15.6% | 118 | 638 | 756 |
| Peru | 4.3% | 26 | 577 | 603 |
| Cameroon | 66.4% | 355 | 180 | 535 |
| Nigeria | 39.2% | 192 | 298 | 490 |
| Colombia | 5.3% | 24 | 429 | 453 |
| Brazil | 5.5% | 17 | 291 | 308 |
| India | 24.0% | 60 | 190 | 250 |
| Ethiopia | 68.5% | 137 | 63 | 200 |
| Senegal | 5.7% | 10 | 166 | 176 |
| Pakistan | 44.4% | 63 | 79 | 142 |
| Turkey | 15.7% | 22 | 118 | 140 |
| Jamaica | 17.7% | 20 | 93 | 113 |
| Nepal | 35.8% | 38 | 68 | 106 |
| Dominican Republic | 2.9% | 3 | 101 | 104 |
| Bolivia | 11.2% | 11 | 87 | 98 |
| Russia | 45.6% | 41 | 49 | 90 |
| Ghana | 28.4% | 23 | 58 | 81 |
| China | 48.5% | 32 | 34 | 66 |
| Uzbekistan | 15.3% | 9 | 50 | 59 |
| Kenya | 54.4% | 31 | 26 | 57 |
| Bangladesh | 55.4% | 31 | 25 | 56 |
| Guinea | 27.5% | 14 | 37 | 51 |
| Chile | 2.0% | 1 | 49 | 50 |
| Afghanistan | 21.7% | 10 | 36 | 46 |
| Belize | 0.0% | 0 | 45 | 45 |
| Niger | 47.7% | 21 | 23 | 44 |
| Eritrea | 72.1% | 31 | 12 | 43 |
| Georgia | 57.1% | 24 | 18 | 42 |
| Cuba | 28.1% | 9 | 23 | 32 |
| Vietnam | 23.3% | 7 | 23 | 30 |
| Sierra Leone | 40.7% | 11 | 16 | 27 |
| Panama | 0.0% | 0 | 26 | 26 |
| Costa Rica | 4.2% | 1 | 23 | 24 |
| Ivory Coast (Cote D'Ivoire) | 16.7% | 4 | 20 | 24 |
| Sri Lanka | 14.3% | 3 | 18 | 21 |
| Mauritania | 9.5% | 2 | 19 | 21 |
| Congo | 65.0% | 13 | 7 | 20 |
| Egypt | 10.0% | 2 | 18 | 20 |
| Liberia | 38.9% | 7 | 11 | 18 |
| Jordan | 0.0% | 0 | 17 | 17 |
| Ukraine | 25.0% | 4 | 12 | 16 |
| Mali | 21.4% | 3 | 11 | 14 |
| Philippines | 46.2% | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| Uganda | 84.6% | 11 | 2 | 13 |
| Togo | 38.5% | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan) | 23.1% | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| Democratic Republic Of Congo | 25.0% | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| Burkina Faso | 8.3% | 1 | 11 | 12 |
| South Africa | 0.0% | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Trinidad And Tobago | 22.2% | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Laos | 0.0% | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Somalia | 22.2% | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Argentina | 12.5% | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| Central African Republic | 100.0% | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Angola | 0.0% | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Morocco | 0.0% | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Tanzania | 16.7% | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Azerbaijan | 33.3% | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Benin | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Belarus | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Iraq | 80.0% | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Indonesia | 60.0% | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Moldavia (Moldova) | 75.0% | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Djibouti | 25.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Guyana | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Sudan | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| South Korea | 66.7% | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Iran | 66.7% | 2 | 1 | 3 |