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Ashley Gadson-Andrews

Immigration Judge, Los Angeles - West Los Angeles Immigration Court. Appointed August 2022.

LenientGrants far more often than the national average-35.5 points

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

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Judge Gadson-Andrews27.4%
Los Angeles - WLA court61.2%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
135
Asylum granted
83
Other relief granted
15
Denied
37
Against own court
-33.8 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY23FY24
27%26%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 99% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: China (35.6%), Russia (18.5%), Nicaragua (6.7%), India (5.2%), Lebanon (5.2%).

Official biography

Ashley Gadson-Andrews was appointed as an Immigration Judge to begin hearing cases in August 2022. Judge Gadson-Andrews earned 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

  • Executive Office for Immigration Review · 2022-08-05

    EOIR Announces 19 New Immigration Judges

    Official DOJ notice announcing Ashley Gadson-Andrews's appointment as an immigration judge at the Los Angeles - Olive Street Immigration Court, effective August 2022, after prior service as a Los Angeles County deputy district attorney.

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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.