Philadelphia Immigration Court
Robert Nix Federal Building & Courthouse, 900 Market Street, Suite 504, Philadelphia, PA 19107. 15 judges with a published asylum record; the court denied 58.7% of asylum cases against 62.9% nationally.
Handles cases from
Jurisdiction map →- PHILADELPHIA, PA - DHS DISTRICT OFFICE (including West Virginia, Delaware and any sub-offices)
- PITTSBURGH, PA - DHS SUB-OFFICE
- PHILADELPHIA, PA - DHS DISTRICT OFFICE (including any sub-offices)
- Abraxas Academy-DHS Juvenile Detainees
- Pennsylvania Department of Corrections
- Federal Detention Center - Philadelphia
- Erie County Detention Facility
Hearing locations
- Pennsylvania Dept. of Corr.
- Allenwood Correctional Institution, Whitedeer, PA
- Federal Detention Center - Philadelphia
- Erie County Detention Facility
Judges
| Judge | Appointed | Decisions | Denial rate | Leaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melissa Fox | March 2026 | 127 | 81.9% | Strict |
| William McDermott | April 2021 | 234 | 78.6% | Strict |
| Kuyomars Golparvar | April 2016 | 116 | 75.0% | Strict |
| Forrest W. Hoover, III | October 2019 | 842 | 74.2% | Strict |
| Mary A. Futcher | May 2024 | 207 | 70.5% | Strict |
| Ayodele Gansallo | March 2022 | 172 | 69.8% | Average |
| Mary C. Lee | May 2019 | 1,451 | 60.7% | Average |
| Antonio Capistrano | December 2022 | 779 | 60.3% | Average |
| Joseph C. Scott | June 2020 | 922 | 56.7% | Average |
| John B. Carle | June 2016 | 1,308 | 53.3% | Lenient |
| Lauren T. Farber | April 2017 | 446 | 50.4% | Lenient |
| Patrick J. Ehlers | October 2020 | 268 | 48.9% | Lenient |
| Dawn Kulick | December 2020 | 358 | 43.6% | Lenient |
| Steven A. Morley | December 2010 | 158 | 39.2% | Lenient |
| Annie S. Garcy | March 1990 | 192 | 22.4% | Lenient |