Elizabeth Kohler Maya

Immigration Judge, Baltimore Immigration Court. Appointed November 2023.

LenientGrants more often than the national average-9.2 points

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

Judge Maya53.7%

Baltimore court55.7%

All judges nationally62.9%

Decisions on the merits: 315
Asylum granted: 122
Other relief granted: 24
Denied: 169
Against own court: -2.0 pts

Denial rate by fiscal year
FY24	FY25
15%	74%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 90% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Honduras (15.6%), El Salvador (14.6%), Guatemala (8.3%), India (7.9%), Senegal (7.9%).

Official biography

Elizabeth Kohler Maya was appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in November 2023. Judge Kohler Maya ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 1995 from the College of Mount Saint Vincent and a Juris Doctor in 2002 from the George Mason University Antonin Scalia School of Law. From 2011 to 2023, she was a practic ing immigration attorney and mana ging partner at Bromberg, Kohler Maya & Petre PLLC. From 2003 to 2011, she practiced immigration law with the Law Offices of Richard S. Bromberg. From 2002 to 2003, she served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Glen E. Conrad of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia. Judge Kohler Maya is a member of the District of Columbia Bar and Virginia State Bar.

As published by the Executive Office for Immigration Review at appointment, via TRAC.

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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.