Evalyn P. Douchy

Immigration Judge, New York/Federal Plaza Immigration Court. Appointed March 2016 by Loretta E. Lynch.

LenientGrants far more often than the national average-49.7 points

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

Judge Douchy13.2%

New York court47.7%

All judges nationally62.9%

Decisions on the merits: 948
Asylum granted: 762
Other relief granted: 61
Denied: 125
Against own court: -34.5 pts

Denial rate by fiscal year
FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25	FY26
8%	9%	8%	11%	15%	49%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 94% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: China (29.1%), India (22.9%), Bangladesh (11.9%), Nepal (4.9%), El Salvador (3.9%).

Official biography

Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch appointed Judge Evalyn P. Douchy to begin hearing cases in March 2016. Judge Douchy ear ned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1992 from Binghamton University and a Juris Doctor in 1995 from New York Law School. From 1997 to February 2016, she served as assistant chief counsel for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, in New York. From 1996 through 1997, she was an associate at the Law Offices of Anil Jethmalani & Timothy Herrick, in New York. From 1995 through 1996, she was a lawyer at the Law Office of Mark S. Drucker in Jackson Heights, N.Y. Judge Douchy is a member of the New York State Bar.

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

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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.