Barbara A. Nelson
Immigration Judge, New York/Federal Plaza Immigration Court. Appointed September 1995.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 1,020
- Asylum granted
- 402
- Other relief granted
- 51
- Denied
- 567
- Against own court
- +7.9 pts
| FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50% | 34% | 36% | 41% | 48% | 86% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 79% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: China (23.6%), Ecuador (12.9%), India (11.1%), Bangladesh (5%), El Salvador (4.5%).
Official biography
Judge Nelson was appointed as an Immigration Judge in September 1995. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Inter-American University of Puerto Rico in 1972, and a Juris Doctorate from the New England School of Law in 1975. From 1983 to 1995, she was in private practice in New York. Judge Nelson was also in private practice with Pollack & Kromer from 1979 to 1983, and with Antonio C. Martinez from 1977 to 1979, both of New York. She is a member of the Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New York Bars.
In the record
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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.