Jeffrey Frederick

Immigration Judge, Orlando Immigration Court. Appointed October 2022.

StrictDenies more often than the national average+19.9 points

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

Judge Frederick82.8%

Orlando court72.3%

All judges nationally62.9%

Decisions on the merits: 227
Asylum granted: 7
Other relief granted: 32
Denied: 188
Against own court: +10.5 pts

Denial rate by fiscal year
FY25	FY26
67%	89%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 71% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Venezuela (18.5%), Colombia (17.6%), Honduras (11.5%), Mexico (11%), Guatemala (7.5%).

Official biography

Jeffrey S. Frederick was appointed as an Immigration Judge to begin hearing cases in October 2022. Judge Frederick ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 1994 from Syracuse University and a Juris Doctor in 1999 from the State University of New York at Buffalo. From 2013 to 2022, he served as an assistant chief counsel, Office of the Principal Legal Advisor (OPLA), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in Los Angeles. From 2009 to 2013, he served as an assistant chief counsel, OPLA, ICE, DHS, in Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona. From 2000 to 2009, he served as a criminal defense lawyer and first assistant public defender in Oneida County, New York. Judge Frederick is a member of the Florida Bar and the New York State Bar.

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

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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.