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Edwin Pieters

Immigration Judge, New York/Federal Plaza Immigration Court. Appointed July 2021.

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

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Judge Pieters38.1%
New York court47.7%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
134
Asylum granted
83
Other relief granted
0
Denied
51
Against own court
-9.6 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY22FY23
42%42%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 97% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: China (23.1%), India (17.2%), Russia (10.4%), Ecuador (9.7%), Honduras (8.2%).

Official biography

Edwin E. Pieters was appointed as an Immigration Judge to begin hearing cases in July 2021.Judge Pieters ear ned a Bachelor of Science in 1987 from State University of New York at New Paltz; a Master of Political Science/Governmental Law in 1992 from City University of New York at Brooklyn College; a Master of Public Administration in 2000 from City University of New York at Baruch College; a Juris Doctorate in 2002 from the City University of New York Law School at Queens College; and a Master of Law in 2005 from the State University of New York at Buffalo Law School. From 2018 to 2021, he served as a Hearing Officer for the New York City Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings. From 2006 to 2017, he served as an Assistant District Attorney at the Kings County District Attorney's Office, in Brooklyn. Judge Pieters is a member of the New York 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.