Erin Gover

Immigration Judge, Boston Immigration Court. Appointed May 2024.

LenientGrants more often than the national average-19.7 points

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

Judge Gover43.2%

Boston court52.6%

All judges nationally62.9%

Decisions on the merits: 699
Asylum granted: 366
Other relief granted: 31
Denied: 302
Against own court: -9.4 pts

Denial rate by fiscal year
FY24	FY25	FY26
48%	37%	59%

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: Brazil (59.8%), Ecuador (9.7%), Guatemala (7.6%), Angola (6.3%), Colombia (4%).

Official biography

Erin Michelle Gover was appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in May 2024. Judge Gover ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 2005 from Syracuse University and a Juris Doctor in 2008 from Pace Law School (currently Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University). From 2008 to 2024, she served as an assistant corporation counsel and then an assistant borough chief and deputy borough chief with the Law Department, City of New York. Judge Gover is a member of the New York State Bar and Connecticut 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.