Anna C. Little
Immigration Judge, New York/Federal Plaza Immigration Court. Appointed March 2019 by Matthew Whitaker.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 1,198
- Asylum granted
- 701
- Other relief granted
- 37
- Denied
- 460
- Against own court
- -9.3 pts
| FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22% | 5% | 3% | 24% | 78% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 82% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: China (23.5%), India (12.3%), Ecuador (10.5%), Russia (7.7%), Bangladesh (7.3%).
Official biography
Then-Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker appointed Anna C. Little to begin hearing cases in March 2019. Judge Little earned a Business Certificate in 1988 from Sophia University Tokyo Japan, a Bachelor of Arts in 1989 from Seton Hall University, and a Juris Doctor in 1992from Seton Hall University School of Law. From 1994 to 2018, she was a solo practitioner in Highlands, New Jersey. From 2008 to 2010, she served as mayor of Highlands. From 2006 to2007, she served as freeholder, Monmouth County, New Jersey. Judge Little is a member of the New Jersey State Bar and the Pennsylvania Bar.
In the record
Tea Party firebrand Anna Little has become one of the nation's most immigrant-friendly judges
Reports that former Tea Party congressional candidate and Highlands, NJ mayor Anna Little, appointed an immigration judge in 2019, has an 84.5% overall asylum grant rate across San Francisco, Newark, and New York courts, far above the national average, citing TRAC data.
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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.