Jenny Beverly
Immigration Judge, Chelmsford Immigration Court. Appointed May 2024.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 129
- Asylum granted
- 62
- Other relief granted
- 3
- Denied
- 64
- Against own court
- -12.7 pts
| FY25 |
|---|
| 53% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 99% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: Brazil (23.3%), Guatemala (15.5%), Angola (10.9%), Democratic Republic of Congo (10.1%), El Salvador (7.8%).
Official biography
Jenny Vi Beverly was appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in May 2024. Judge Beverly earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2010 from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a Juris Doctor in 2013 from the University of Maine School of Law. From 2014 to 2024, she was in private practice as an attorney partner from 2014 to 2017 and as principal attorney from 2017 to 2024, representing noncitizens before EOIR and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security. During her time in private practice, she volunteered as pro bono counsel for the Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project in Maine. Judge Beverly is a member of the Maine State Bar.
In the record
Inside one of the most understaffed immigration courts in the country
NPR's report on the understaffed Chelmsford immigration court quotes Beverly, who left EOIR in July 2025. She says she was about to absorb thousands of extra cases from departed colleagues, and that agency leaders asked her to shift her workload to detained cases in New Jersey.
Maine lawyer says immigration courts are rushing hearings to increase deportations
Maine Public quotes Beverly, now a Maine attorney and a former immigration judge, describing judges at the Chelmsford court speeding through initial hearings, rescheduling on short notice and ordering deportations for anyone absent. She says unrepresented immigrants are the most exposed.
EOIR Announces 18 New Immigration Judges and 2
This EOIR announcement lists Jenny Beverly as an immigration judge at the Lowell Immigration Court, appointed to begin hearing cases in May 2024. The release includes a biography covering education and prior legal roles.
Other judges at Chelmsford
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.