Francisco Mendez
Immigration Judge, Annandale Immigration Court. Appointed October 2018 by Jeff Sessions.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 394
- Asylum granted
- 228
- Other relief granted
- 91
- Denied
- 75
- Against own court
- -27.3 pts
| FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18% | 14% | 24% | 17% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 91% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: El Salvador (34.8%), Honduras (17.5%), Guatemala (10.4%), Turkiye (4.6%), Venezuela (4.3%).
Official biography
Attorney General Jeff Sessions appointed Francisco Mendez to begin hearing cases in October 2018. Judge Mendez ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 1992 from Fordham University and a Juris Doctor in 1995 from Fordham Law School. From 2011 to 2018, he was an administrative judge for the Defense Office of Hearings and Appeals, Department of Defense (DOD), in Arlington,Virginia. From 2003 to 2011, he was a trial attorney for DOD, also in Arlington. From 1996 to2016, he served as a judge advocate in the U.S. Air Force, six years on active duty and 14 year sin the reserves. Judge Mendez is a member of the New York State Bar.
In the record
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Other judges at Arlington
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.