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Jane Chace Miller

Immigration Judge, Indianapolis Immigration Court. Appointed August 2023.

StrictDenies far more often than the national average+34.0 points

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

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Judge Miller96.9%
Indianapolis court86.7%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
573
Asylum granted
1
Other relief granted
17
Denied
555
Against own court
+10.2 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY25FY26
92%98%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 78% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Nicaragua (18.8%), Venezuela (15.7%), Guatemala (12%), Honduras (11%), India (8.2%).

Official biography

Jane Chace Miller was appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in August 2023. Judge Miller earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1984 from Chestnut Hill College and a Juris Doctor in 1987 from Dickinson School of Law. From 2016 to 2023, she served as a Maryland parole commissioner. From 2003 to 2016, she was in private practice, specializing in family law issues and criminal matters. From 2001 to 2016, Judge Miller served as the trust clerk for the Circuit Court for Queen Anne's County, Centreville, Maryland. From 1998 to 2003, she was in private practice on Maryland's Eastern Shore, focusing on criminal cases, family law cases, and civil litigation. From 1988 to1997, Judge Miller served as an assistant State's attorney in Wicomico County, Maryland. Judge Miller is a member of the Maryland State Bar.

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

In the record

  • Executive Office for Immigration Review

    EOIR Announces 38 New Immigration Judges

    This EOIR announcement lists Jane Chace Miller as an immigration judge at the Laredo Immigration Court, appointed to begin hearing cases in August 2023. The biography states: From 2016 to 2023, she served as a Maryland parole commissioner.

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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.