Baltimore Immigration Court
Fallon Federal Building, 31 Hopkins Plaza, Room 440, Baltimore, MD 21201. 19 judges with a published asylum record; the court denied 55.7% of asylum cases against 62.9% nationally.
Handles cases from
Jurisdiction map →- BALTIMORE, MD - DHS DISTRICT OFFICE (including any sub-offices)
Judges
| Judge | Appointed | Decisions | Denial rate | Leaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon S. Vincent | March 2026 | 166 | 96.4% | Strict |
| Jeffrey T. Sprague | March 2026 | 138 | 89.9% | Strict |
| Joseph Kassell | October 2022 | 300 | 87.7% | Strict |
| Brent Jostad | May 2024 | 263 | 85.6% | Strict |
| Kuyomars Golparvar | April 2016 | 916 | 84.8% | Strict |
| Wade Thomas Napier | April 2021 | 304 | 81.9% | Strict |
| Phillip T. Williams | April 1997 | 314 | 59.6% | Average |
| Pallavi S. Shirole | October 2019 | 358 | 58.4% | Average |
| David W. Crosland | June 2000 | 273 | 55.7% | Lenient |
| Elizabeth Kohler Maya | November 2023 | 315 | 53.7% | Lenient |
| Nelson A. Vargas-Padilla | August 2018 | 1,043 | 53.5% | Lenient |
| Alice Song Hartye | October 2018 | 623 | 48.0% | Lenient |
| David M. Jones | March 2019 | 147 | 46.3% | Lenient |
| Daniel Smulow | August 2023 | 301 | 42.2% | Lenient |
| Dinesh C. Verma | November 2017 | 253 | 38.3% | Lenient |
| Elizabeth A. Kessler | January 2006 | 333 | 35.1% | Lenient |
| Zakia Mahasa | August 2018 | 508 | 29.5% | Lenient |
| Jack H. Weil | October 1994 | 484 | 23.1% | Lenient |
| David C. Koelsch | August 2018 | 411 | 16.5% | Lenient |