Erin Gover
Immigration Judge, Boston Immigration Court. Appointed May 2024.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 699
- Asylum granted
- 366
- Other relief granted
- 31
- Denied
- 302
- Against own court
- -9.4 pts
| FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | 37% | 59% |
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 earned 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.
In the record
EOIR Announces 18 New Immigration Judges and 2 New Appellate Immigration Judges
EOIR's notice records that Erin Michelle Gover was appointed an immigration judge beginning May 2024 at the Boston Immigration Court, after sixteen years as an assistant corporation counsel and borough chief with New York City's Law Department.
Inside a Boston immigration courtroom: Lawyers say fear is quickly spreading
MassLive's account of a Boston immigration courtroom describes Judge Erin Gover advising a mother and child that the court was seeking their removal from the United States, delivering the warning in a matter-of-fact tone through a Spanish interpreter.
One ex-immigration judge in Mass. recounts her firing
WBUR reports on Justice Department firings of Massachusetts immigration judges and notes that Judge Erin Gover confirmed she was the third judge in the state dismissed that Friday, having previously served as an assistant corporation counsel.
Other judges at Boston
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.