Eva S. Saltzman
Immigration Judge, Chicago Immigration Court. Appointed August 2016 by Loretta E. Lynch.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 569
- Asylum granted
- 359
- Other relief granted
- 69
- Denied
- 141
- Against own court
- -24.2 pts
| FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37% | 15% | 15% | 20% | 41% | 51% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 86% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: Nigeria (14.4%), Mexico (10.2%), Honduras (9.3%), Venezuela (8.3%), Guatemala (6.7%).
Official biography
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch appointed Eva S. Saltzman to begin hearing cases in August 2016. Judge Saltzman ear ned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1999 from the University of Wisconsin and a Juris Doctor in 2002 from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. From 2006 to July 2016, she served as a supervisory staff attorney for the Staff Attorney's Office, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, in New York. From 2005 through 2006, she served as an associate attorney for Wildes, Weinberg, Grunblatt & Wildes PC, in New York. From 2002 through 2005, she served as an associate attorney for Avirom & Associates LLP, in New York. Judge Saltzman is a member of the Connecticut, District of Columbia, and New York State Bars.
In the record
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Other judges at Chicago
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.