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Inside Immigration

Plain-language guides to US immigration, asylum and USCIS procedure.

Immigration judges

Portland Immigration Court

1220 SW 3rd Avenue, Suite 500, Portland, OR 97204. 11 judges with a published asylum record; the court denied 72.8% of asylum cases against 62.9% nationally.

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Judges

median denial rate 65.7%
JudgeAppointedDecisionsDenial rateLeaning
Dustin Joseph JohnsonMay 202434189.1%Strict
Christopher M. GreerJuly 201713386.5%Strict
Mindy E. HoeppnerFebruary 201817182.5%Strict
Dustin Joseph JohnsonMay 202410974.3%Strict
David W. EvansMarch 202035466.7%Average
David W. EvansMarch 202010265.7%Average
Richard ZanfardinoSeptember 201615762.4%Average
Mindy E. HoeppnerFebruary 201823761.2%Average
Steven D. CaleyFebruary 201737954.6%Lenient
Kathy J. LemkeApril 202113137.4%Lenient
Steven D. CaleyFebruary 201714316.1%Lenient