George Pappas
Immigration Judge, Chelmsford Immigration Court. Appointed August 2023.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 166
- Asylum granted
- 60
- Other relief granted
- 21
- Denied
- 85
- Against own court
- -11.1 pts
| FY25 |
|---|
| 52% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 92% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: Guatemala (33.1%), Brazil (29.5%), Honduras (9.6%), El Salvador (7.2%), Ecuador (3.6%).
Official biography
George D. Pappas was appointed as an immigration Judge to begin hearing cases in August 2023. Judge Pappas ear ned a Bachelor of Science in 1982 from the London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London, a Bachelor of Laws in 1998 from the University of London), a Master of Laws in 2000 from Widener University School of Law, Widener University, and a Doctor of Philosophy in 2014 from Birkbeck School of Law, University of London. From 2003 to 2023, he was principal attorney at George D. Pappas Esq. PC, practic ing immigration, family law, criminal law, and civil litigation. He also provided pro bono legal services to the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (Washington, D.C.), Pair Project (Boston), Latin American Coalition (Charlotte, North Carolina), El Centro (Hendersonville, North Carolina), and True Ridge (Hendersonville, North Carolina). Judge Pappas is a member of the North Carolina State Bar and the Massachusetts Bar.
In the record
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Other judges at Chelmsford
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.