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Anna Adams

Immigration Judge, Orlando Immigration Court. Appointed October 2022.

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

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Judge Adams66.7%
Orlando court72.3%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
621
Asylum granted
152
Other relief granted
55
Denied
414
Against own court
-5.6 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY23FY24FY25FY26
51%50%60%84%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 84% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Venezuela (22.9%), Colombia (12.7%), Cuba (10.8%), Russia (8.7%), Mexico (8.2%).

Official biography

Anna M. Adams was appointed as an Immigration Judge to begin hearing cases in October 2022. Judge Adams ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 1992 from the University of Central Florida and a Juris Doctor in 1996 from the Florida State University College of Law. From 2007 to 2022, she served as an assistant chief counsel, Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in Orlando, Florida. From 2006 to 2007, she was associate attorney with Perla & Associates, PA in Orlando. From 1998 to 2006, she was an associate attorney with Tangel-Rodriguez & Associates in Orlando. From 1996 to 1998, she served as a staff attorney for the Ninth Judicial Circuit in Orlando. Judge Adams is a member of the Florida Bar.

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

In the record

No published reporting or appellate decisions naming this judge have been collected yet.

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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.