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Immigration judges

Diane Dodd

Immigration Judge, New York/Federal Plaza Immigration Court. Appointed January 2020 by William P. Barr.

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

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Judge Dodd66.4%
New York court47.7%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
393
Asylum granted
111
Other relief granted
21
Denied
261
Against own court
+18.7 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
38%34%51%83%96%

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

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.

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.