Ashley Gadson-Andrews

Immigration Judge, Annandale Immigration Court. Appointed August 2022.

StrictDenies far more often than the national average+24.1 points

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

Judge Gadson-Andrews87.0%

Annandale court79.6%

All judges nationally62.9%

Decisions on the merits: 115
Asylum granted: 12
Other relief granted: 3
Denied: 100
Against own court: +7.4 pts

Denial rate by fiscal year
FY25
86%

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: Honduras (14.8%), Bolivia (12.2%), Guatemala (12.2%), Peru (12.2%), Nicaragua (9.6%).

Official biography

Ashley Gadson-Andrews was appointed as an Immigration Judge to begin hearing cases in August 2022. Judge Gadson-Andrews ear ned a Bachelor of Science in 2008 from the University of Arizona – Eller College of Management and a Juris Doctor in 2011 from the University of Southern California Gould School of Law. From 2013 to 2022, she served as a deputy district attorney at the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office. From 2012 to 2013, she was a trial attorney with the Los Angeles Dependency Lawyers at Edelman Children's Court in Monterey Park, California. Judge Gadson-Andrews is a member of the State Bar of California.

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.