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Eva S. Saltzman

Immigration Judge, Chicago Immigration Court. Appointed August 2016 by Loretta E. Lynch.

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

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Judge Saltzman24.8%
Chicago court49.0%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
569
Asylum granted
359
Other relief granted
69
Denied
141
Against own court
-24.2 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
37%15%15%20%41%51%

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

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.

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

In the record

No published reporting or appellate decisions naming this judge have been collected yet.

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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.