Ellen Karesh
Immigration Judge, Charlotte Immigration Court. Appointed October 2021.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 350
- Asylum granted
- 34
- Other relief granted
- 4
- Denied
- 312
- Against own court
- +2.4 pts
| FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|
| 91% | 96% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 84% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: Honduras (22%), Mexico (12%), Brazil (11.7%), Guatemala (11.7%), Colombia (9.4%).
Official biography
Ellen L. Karesh was appointed as a Unit Chief Immigration Judge to begin supervisory immigration court duties and hearing cases in October 2021. Judge Karesh ear ned a Bachelor of Science in 1990 from the University of South Carolina and a Juris Doctor in 1993 from the University of South Carolina School of Law. From 1995 to 2021, she served as a Berkeley County Summary Court Judge, in South Carolina. From 1994 to 2004, she worked in private practice, in Goose Creek, South Carolina. Judge Karesh is a member of the South Carolina Bar.
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Other judges at Charlotte
Court page →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.