Adrian N. Roe

Immigration Judge, Boston Immigration Court. Appointed May 2023.

AverageClose to the national average-4.4 points

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

Judge Roe58.5%

Boston court52.6%

All judges nationally62.9%

Decisions on the merits: 258
Asylum granted: 100
Other relief granted: 7
Denied: 151
Against own court: +5.9 pts

Denial rate by fiscal year
FY23	FY24
73%	48%

Read from TRAC's chart to the nearest point. Years with fewer than 25 decisions are not shown.

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 95% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Brazil (59.7%), Angola (7.4%), Guatemala (7.4%), El Salvador (5.4%), Ecuador (5%).

Official biography

Adrian N. Roe was appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in May 2023. Judge Roe received a Bachelor of Arts in 1981 from The Johns Hopkins University and a Juris Doctor in 1984 from Boston University School of Law. From 1991 to 2023, he practiced as a general litigation attorney with various law firms in Pittsburgh to include most recently Roe & Simon LLC. From 1986 to 1991, he was an associate attorney with Wilmer Cutler & Pickering LLP in Washington, D.C. From 1984 to 1986, he was a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Thomas D. Lambros of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. Judge Roe is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar.

As published by the Executive Office for Immigration Review at appointment, via TRAC.

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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.