Anna C. Little

Immigration Judge, New York/Federal Plaza Immigration Court. Appointed March 2019 by Matthew Whitaker.

LenientGrants far more often than the national average-24.5 points

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

Judge Little38.4%

New York court47.7%

All judges nationally62.9%

Decisions on the merits: 1,198
Asylum granted: 701
Other relief granted: 37
Denied: 460
Against own court: -9.3 pts

Denial rate by fiscal year
FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25	FY26
22%	5%	3%	24%	78%

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

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 hearingcases in March 2019. Judge Little ear ned 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.

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.

Other judges at New York

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.