Graphical Highlights
 
Denial Rankings of New York City
Immigration Judges

FY 2000 - FY 2005
Chinese versus Other Asylum Seekers*

Name of Judge Denial Percent Ranking
Chinese Other Chinese Other
William F. Jankun 94.5 93.4 1 1
Sandy K. Hom 93.2 88.7 2 2
John Opaciuch 91.0 77.6 3 3
Paul L. Johnston 86.0 ** 4 -
William C. Peterson 81.9 64.8 5 6
Barbara A. Nelson 79.8 64.6 6 7
Adam Opaciuch 79.7 66.9 7 5
Joseph Russelburg 78.9 61.0 8 9
Gabriel C. Videla 74.1 56.9 9 11
Roxanne C. Hladylowycz 72.4 72.1 10 4
Paul A. Defonzo 66.6 57.9 11 10
Miriam K. Mills 57.6 63.8 12 8
Jeffrey S. Chase 54.3 53.3 13 12
Noel A. Ferris 54.2 42.3 14 17
Joanna M. Bukszpan 51.9 44.7 15 15
Victoria L. Ghartey 51.4 47.1 16 14
Philip L. Morace 49.4 40.1 17 18
Robert D. Weisel 47.9 44.3 18 16
Charles M. Honeyman 45.9 35.4 19 21
Helen J. Sichel 45.4 50.0 20 13
Douglas B. Schoppert 41.9 28.7 21 24
Theresa Holmes-Simmons 40.3 29.4 22 23
Sarah M. Burr 40.2 24.9 23 27
Matthew T. Adrian 38.1 40.0 24 19
Elizabeth A. Lamb 34.4 21.0 25 30
Bridgette Laforest 32.1 26.2 26 26
George T. Chew 29.0 35.7 27 20
Noel A. Brennan 27.1 26.6 28 25
Patricia A. Rohan 25.2 24.8 29 28
Annette S. Elstein 24.9 34.6 30 22
Vivienne E. Gordon-Uruakpa 21.8 24.0 31 29
William Van Wyke 19.1 13.8 32 31
Terry A. Bain 11.8 9.3 33 33
Margaret McManus 6.9 13.6 34 32

* Analysis covers judges who made at least 100 decisions "on the merits" for Chinese asylum seekers represented by an attorney.

** Because less than 100 decisions (84) for non-Chinese, rate not calculated.



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