Diane Dodd
Immigration Judge, New York/Federal Plaza Immigration Court. Appointed January 2020 by William P. Barr.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 393
- Asylum granted
- 111
- Other relief granted
- 21
- Denied
- 261
- Against own court
- +18.7 pts
| FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38% | 34% | 51% | 83% | 96% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 92% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: Ecuador (100%).
Official biography
Attorney General Barr appointed Diane L. Dodd to begin hearing cases in January 2020. Judge Dodd ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 1982 from the University of Georgia and a Juris Doctor in 1990 from Lewis and Clark College, Northwestern School of Law. From 2016 to 2019, she served as a special assistant U.S. attorney for the District of Minnesota, Department of Justice, in Minneapolis. From 2010 to 2019, she served as an assistant chief counsel, Office of Chief Counsel, Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security. From 1999 to 2010, she served as an assistant district attorney in the District Attorney's Office, in Brunswick, Georgia. Judge Dodd is a member of the Georgia State Bar.
In the record
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