Amanda Jeannopoulos

Immigration Judge, New York/Federal Plaza Immigration Court. Appointed 1999 by William P. Barr.

AverageClose to the national average-6.2 points

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

Judge Jeannopoulos56.7%

New York court47.7%

All judges nationally62.9%

Decisions on the merits: 577
Asylum granted: 222
Other relief granted: 28
Denied: 327
Against own court: +9.0 pts

Denial rate by fiscal year
FY23	FY24	FY25	FY26
16%	24%	58%	86%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 75% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: China (16.6%), Ecuador (14.9%), Russia (10.2%), Uzbekistan (8.3%), Venezuela (6.2%).

Official biography

Attorney General William P. Barr appointed Amanda R. Jeannopoulos as an immigration jud gein June 2020. Judge Jeannopoulos ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 1999 from Mount Holyoke College and a Juris Doctor in 2005 from the Fordham University School of Law. From 2019 to2020, she served as deputy chief counsel, Office of Chief Counsel (OCC), Office of the Principal Legal Advisor (OPLA), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in New York. From 2008 to 2019, she served as an assistant chief counsel,OCC, OPLA, ICE, DHS, in New York. From 2005 to 2008, she served as an assistant district attorney in the New York County District Attorney's Office, in New York. Judge Jeannopoulosis a member of the New York State Bar.

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

In the record

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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.