Adam Panopoulos
Immigration Judge, Elizabeth Immigration Court. Appointed December 2022.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 316
- Asylum granted
- 46
- Other relief granted
- 20
- Denied
- 250
- Against own court
- -5.6 pts
| FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| 66% | 81% | 84% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 79% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: Guatemala (12%), Mexico (8.9%), El Salvador (7.9%), Ecuador (7.6%), Honduras (7.6%).
Official biography
Adam G. Panopoulos was appointed as an Immigration Judge to begin hearing cases in December 2022. Judge Panopoulos earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2006 from the University of Pennsylvania and a Juris Doctor in 2010 from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. From 2014 to 2022, he served as an assistant chief counsel, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in New York City. From 2012 to 2014, he served as an assistant chief counsel, Harlingen suboffice, San Antonio, in Harlingen, Texas. From 2010 to 2012, he served as a judicial law clerk, and later as an attorney advisor, at the Atlanta Immigration Court entering on duty through the Attorney General's Honors Program. Judge Panopoulos is a member of the New York State Bar.
In the record
A judge rules against a Pennsylvania man's deportation whose '80s murder conviction was dismissed
U.S. Immigration Judge Adam Panopoulos ruled that Subramanyam Vedam proved he was genuinely rehabilitated and did not pose a danger to the public, clearing the way for his possible release from ICE custody despite DHS opposition.
Will Subu Vedam be deported? Judge poised to decide Thursday
Reports that immigration Judge Adam Panopoulos heard more than three hours of testimony from Subramanyam Vedam and said he would announce his deportation decision the next morning, with DHS and Vedam's family both testifying.
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Court page →About these figures. Denial rates describe outcomes in the cases a judge happened to hear, which differ by detention, nationality and representation. They are not a measure of fairness or competence. Method and sources are on the judges index.