Jennifer M. Riedthaler-Williams
Immigration Judge, Cleveland Immigration Court. Appointed May 2019 by William P. Barr.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 422
- Asylum granted
- 57
- Other relief granted
- 58
- Denied
- 307
- Against own court
- -6.5 pts
| FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89% | 41% | 56% | 71% | 83% | 77% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 79% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: Honduras (14.2%), Guatemala (10.9%), El Salvador (9.5%), Brazil (6.2%), Nicaragua (6.2%).
Official biography
Attorney General William Barr appointed Jennifer Margaret Riedthaler Williams to begin hearing cases in May 2019. Judge Riedthaler Williams ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 1998 from Baldwin Wallace College, a Juris Doctor in 2001 from Case Western Reserve University Schoolof Law, and a Master of Public Administration in 2006 from Cleveland State University. From2017 to 2019, she served as a judicial magistrate with the Lorain County Domestic Relations Court in Elyria, Ohio. From 2005 to 2017, she served as an assistant prosecuting attorney with the Lorain County Prosecutor's Office in Elyria, Ohio, in the felony criminal division. From2001 to 2005, she served as an assistant prosecuting attorney in the same office working in the juvenile and felony non-support division. Judge Riedthaler Williams is a member of the Ohio Bar.
In the record
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Other judges at Cleveland
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.