Deepali Nadkarni

Immigration Judge, Annandale Immigration Court. Appointed March 2011 by Eric Holder.

StrictDenies more often than the national average+10.2 points

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

Judge Nadkarni73.1%

Annandale court79.6%

All judges nationally62.9%

Decisions on the merits: 323
Asylum granted: 81
Other relief granted: 6
Denied: 236
Against own court: -6.5 pts

Denial rate by fiscal year
FY25	FY26
69%	76%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 86% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Bolivia (17.6%), Honduras (17.6%), El Salvador (15.8%), Peru (9.6%), Guatemala (6.8%).

Official biography

Attorney General Holder appointed Deepali Nadkarni in March 2011. She received a bachelor of arts degree in 1991 from Mercer University in Macon, Ga., and a juris doctorate in 1994 from Emory University School of Law. From October 1995 to March 2011, Judge Nadkarni served at the Board of Immigration Appeals, Executive Office for Immigration Review, in various capacities, including attorney advisor, supervisory attorney-examiner, and senior panel attorney. From 1994 to 1995, she worked as a judicial law clerk entering on duty through the Attorney General's Honors Program. Judge Nadkarni is a member of the State Bar of Georgia.

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.