Immigration court
Cleveland, OH Immigration Court
26 judges · OH
EOIR data through Sep 1, 2026 · updated monthly
- 4,720
- Granted
- 67,236
- Denied
- 26
- Judges
Distribution
How this court's judges compare
At Cleveland, OH, 26 judges range from 0.3% to 34.3%.
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 6.6% historical asylum grant rate for Cleveland, OH Immigration Court, based on 4,720 grants and 67,236 denials (71,956 decided outcomes).
The Cleveland, OH Immigration Court has an overall asylum approval rate of 6.6% across 71,956 decided cases. The court has 26 immigration judges. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).
How to Interpret This Court's Data
The Cleveland, OH Immigration Court has an overall asylum grant rate of 6.6% 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 Evans, D. William, JR. (14,464 total cases), Janas, Thomas (8,316 total cases), and Whipple, David C. (6,612 total cases). The largest nationality groups shown for this court include Guatemala (6,829 decided, 1.1% grant rate), Mexico (6,161 decided, 2.8% grant rate), and Honduras (4,863 decided, 1.3% 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 Cleveland, OH Immigration Court is the assigned filing location for 1,233 ZIP codes. Main cities by state:
OH — Cincinnati, Columbus, Dayton, Cleveland, Akron, Toledo, Youngstown, Canton, Mansfield, Springfield, Lima, Warren, Euclid, Hamilton, Lorain and 997 more cities
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Judges at This Court
| Judge | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evans, D. William, JR. | 5.5% | 662 | 11,482 | 12,144 |
| Janas, Thomas | 6.6% | 446 | 6,349 | 6,795 |
| Whipple, David C. | 4.0% | 187 | 4,507 | 4,694 |
| Horton, Monte J. | 5.2% | 227 | 4,117 | 4,344 |
| Adkins-Blanch, Charles | 4.0% | 228 | 5,445 | 5,673 |
| Riedthaler-Williams, Jennifer M. | 5.7% | 241 | 3,960 | 4,201 |
| Drucker, Richard | 13.5% | 651 | 4,160 | 4,811 |
| Brown, Alison M. | 17.6% | 725 | 3,386 | 4,111 |
| Owens, Jonathan W. | 2.5% | 87 | 3,459 | 3,546 |
| Santoro, Jeremy | 2.6% | 93 | 3,455 | 3,548 |
| Tripi, Michael | 4.4% | 160 | 3,489 | 3,649 |
| Imbacuan, Bruce | 4.1% | 144 | 3,375 | 3,519 |
| Pashayan, Donald | 3.7% | 133 | 3,414 | 3,547 |
| Hunsucker, Keith E. | 8.8% | 344 | 3,555 | 3,899 |
| Riley, Teresa L. | 5.3% | 159 | 2,836 | 2,995 |
| Burke, Patrick | 1.2% | 34 | 2,844 | 2,878 |
| Seppanen, Christopher R. | 12.2% | 126 | 903 | 1,029 |
| Nemer, Tania T. | 3.0% | 19 | 615 | 634 |
| Mccarthy, James F., III | 16.0% | 51 | 268 | 319 |
| Hurst, Anthony | 0.3% | 1 | 314 | 315 |
| Rice, James M. | 1.1% | 2 | 184 | 186 |
| Radin, William K. | 0.6% | 1 | 170 | 171 |
| Baxter, Laura A. | 34.3% | 49 | 94 | 143 |
| Kennedy, Brandon | 0.8% | 1 | 121 | 122 |
| Guzzo, Fred J. | 0.7% | 1 | 133 | 134 |
| Schroth, John N. | 4.3% | 5 | 112 | 117 |
Approval Rate by Nationality
| Nationality | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guatemala | 1.1% | 77 | 6,752 | 6,829 |
| Mexico | 2.8% | 174 | 5,987 | 6,161 |
| Honduras | 1.3% | 64 | 4,799 | 4,863 |
| Venezuela | 3.0% | 110 | 3,515 | 3,625 |
| Nicaragua | 2.4% | 67 | 2,738 | 2,805 |
| Colombia | 1.0% | 19 | 1,923 | 1,942 |
| Haiti | 0.3% | 5 | 1,567 | 1,572 |
| El Salvador | 4.5% | 67 | 1,407 | 1,474 |
| Brazil | 0.3% | 4 | 1,234 | 1,238 |
| Ecuador | 0.7% | 6 | 825 | 831 |
| Mauritania | 3.0% | 24 | 764 | 788 |
| Uzbekistan | 3.1% | 21 | 654 | 675 |
| Peru | 0.8% | 5 | 601 | 606 |
| Senegal | 6.1% | 28 | 432 | 460 |
| India | 7.7% | 26 | 313 | 339 |
| Dominican Republic | 2.4% | 7 | 281 | 288 |
| Russia | 20.4% | 58 | 227 | 285 |
| Ghana | 10.4% | 29 | 251 | 280 |
| Turkey | 9.9% | 24 | 219 | 243 |
| Cameroon | 30.9% | 63 | 141 | 204 |
| Cuba | 9.1% | 15 | 150 | 165 |
| Guinea | 10.3% | 16 | 140 | 156 |
| Kazakhstan | 9.7% | 14 | 131 | 145 |
| Chile | 0.7% | 1 | 144 | 145 |
| Nigeria | 18.6% | 26 | 114 | 140 |
| China | 11.0% | 15 | 121 | 136 |
| Jordan | 10.9% | 14 | 114 | 128 |
| Jamaica | 9.6% | 11 | 104 | 115 |
| Afghanistan | 11.1% | 12 | 96 | 108 |
| Somalia | 16.7% | 16 | 80 | 96 |
| Costa Rica | 0.0% | 0 | 91 | 91 |
| Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan) | 16.5% | 14 | 71 | 85 |
| Ukraine | 25.6% | 20 | 58 | 78 |
| Pakistan | 15.8% | 9 | 48 | 57 |
| Mali | 8.9% | 5 | 51 | 56 |
| Angola | 8.2% | 4 | 45 | 49 |
| Congo | 13.6% | 6 | 38 | 44 |
| Gambia | 14.3% | 6 | 36 | 42 |
| Iraq | 39.0% | 16 | 25 | 41 |
| Sierra Leone | 7.3% | 3 | 38 | 41 |
| Bolivia | 0.0% | 0 | 35 | 35 |
| Egypt | 35.3% | 12 | 22 | 34 |
| Democratic Republic Of Congo | 0.0% | 0 | 33 | 33 |
| Unknown Nationality | 0.0% | 0 | 33 | 33 |
| Stateless - Alien Unable To Name A Country | 48.4% | 15 | 16 | 31 |
| Morocco | 0.0% | 0 | 30 | 30 |
| Burkina Faso | 20.7% | 6 | 23 | 29 |
| Syria | 21.4% | 6 | 22 | 28 |
| Georgia | 7.1% | 2 | 26 | 28 |
| Romania | 3.7% | 1 | 26 | 27 |
| Belarus | 51.9% | 14 | 13 | 27 |
| Ethiopia | 25.0% | 6 | 18 | 24 |
| Israel | 21.7% | 5 | 18 | 23 |
| Vietnam | 10.0% | 2 | 18 | 20 |
| Canada | 26.3% | 5 | 14 | 19 |
| Liberia | 11.8% | 2 | 15 | 17 |
| Kenya | 31.2% | 5 | 11 | 16 |
| Turkmenistan | 0.0% | 0 | 16 | 16 |
| Sudan | 33.3% | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| Dominica | 0.0% | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| Panama | 0.0% | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| Libya | 50.0% | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Sri Lanka | 0.0% | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| Philippines | 30.8% | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| Rwanda | 30.8% | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| Argentina | 0.0% | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| Burundi | 10.0% | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| Palestine | 10.0% | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| Mongolia | 0.0% | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Chad | 0.0% | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Belize | 0.0% | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Spain | 0.0% | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Singapore | 12.5% | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| Kuwait | 0.0% | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Tanzania | 14.3% | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Ivory Coast (Cote D'Ivoire) | 0.0% | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Eritrea | 57.1% | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Saudi Arabia | 14.3% | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Bhutan | 0.0% | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| South Africa | 0.0% | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Iran | 80.0% | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Indonesia | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| United Kingdom | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Uganda | 50.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Moldavia (Moldova) | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Niger | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Lebanon | 33.3% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Lithuania | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Zimbabwe | 33.3% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Algeria | 33.3% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Bangladesh | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Cambodia | 100.0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Bahamas | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |