Gina Reynolds
Immigration Judge, Chicago Immigration Court. Appointed October 2022.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 849
- Asylum granted
- 521
- Other relief granted
- 60
- Denied
- 268
- Against own court
- -17.4 pts
| FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9% | 13% | 34% | 57% |
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 earned 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.
In the record
EOIR Announces 32 New Immigration Judges
EOIR's notice records that Gina L. Reynolds was appointed an immigration judge beginning October 2022 at the Chicago Immigration Court, after thirteen years in private practice at a firm she ran with her husband.
Boswell native appointed as federal immigration judge
The Daily American of Somerset County reports on the appointment of Judge Gina Reynolds, a Boswell native, as a federal immigration judge in Chicago, tracing her interest in law and languages.
For immigrants seeking asylum in Minnesota, success depends partly on which judge they get
The Star Tribune's analysis of asylum grant rates across immigration courts cites Immigration Judge Gina Reynolds when contrasting the wide variation in approval rates between individual judges and jurisdictions.
Other judges at Chicago
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.