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Inside Immigration

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Immigration judges

Gina Reynolds

Immigration Judge, Chicago Immigration Court. Appointed October 2022.

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

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Judge Reynolds31.6%
Chicago court49.0%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
849
Asylum granted
521
Other relief granted
60
Denied
268
Against own court
-17.4 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY23FY24FY25FY26
9%13%34%57%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 91% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Russia (20.3%), Mexico (11.4%), Venezuela (9.9%), Colombia (9%), Nicaragua (8.6%).

Official biography

Gina L. Reynolds was appointed as an Immigration Judge to begin hearing cases in October 2022. Judge Reynolds ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 1999 from the University of Pittsburgh and a Juris Doctor in 2004 from the University of Notre Dame Law School. From 2009 to 2022, she was an attorney at Hernandez & Reynolds LLC (formerly known as Moises Hernandez, Esq. LLC) in Chicago, and a partner at the same from 2014 to 2022. From 2006 to 2008 she was in private practice in Chicago. From 2003 to 2004 she was a law clerk at the Notre Dame Legal Aid Immigration & Asylum Clinic. Judge Reynolds is a member of the Illinois State Bar and the New York State Bar.

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.