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Inside Immigration

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Immigration judges

Charlesa E. London

Immigration Judge, New York - Varick. Appointed March 2022.

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

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Judge London78.5%
New York - DET court60.9%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
158
Asylum granted
33
Other relief granted
1
Denied
124
Against own court
+17.6 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY22
78%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 96% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Official biography

Charlesa E. London was appointed as an Immigration Judge to begin hearing cases in March 2022. Judge London ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 1995 from The State University of New York at Albany, and a Juris Doctor in 2000 from Albany Law School. From 2009 to 2022, she served as an Administrative Law Judge with the New York State Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board, in Garden City, New York. From 2005 to 2009, she served as an Administrative Law Judge with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings Environmental Control Board, in New York. From 2002 to 2009, she was a solo practitioner in New York. From 2001 to 2005, she was Counsel to Gregory G. Smith and Associates in New York. From 2000 to 2001, she was Counsel to Thomas and Anthony LLP in New York. In 1998, she served as Judicial Clerk for The Honorable James P. King with the New York State Court of Claims. Judge London is a member of the New York State Bar.

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.