David W. Crosland
Immigration Judge, Baltimore Immigration Court. Appointed June 2000.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 273
- Asylum granted
- 107
- Other relief granted
- 14
- Denied
- 152
- Against own court
- 0.0 pts
| FY21 | FY22 |
|---|---|
| 69% | 31% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 90% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: El Salvador (50.9%), Honduras (14.3%), Guatemala (11.4%), Cameroon (7.3%), Mexico (2.9%).
Official biography
Judge Crosland was appointed as an ACIJ in June 2000. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1959 from Auburn University and a Juris Doctorate in 1966 from the University of Alabama. Judge Crosland served as an Immigration Judge at the Immigration Court in Otay Mesa, California, from May 1997 to June 2000. From 1981 to 1987, Judge Crosland practiced immigration law in Washington, DC, as a partner with the law firms of Ober, Kaler, Grimes & Shriver and Crosland, Strand, Freeman & Mayock. He served as general counsel and acting commissioner for the INS from 1977 to 1981. Judge Crosland served as an adjunct professor of law at George Washington School of Law in 1997 and the District of Columbia School of Law from 1990 to 1997. He is a member of the Alabama, Georgia, and District of Columbia Bars.
In the record
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Other judges at Baltimore
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.