Jenny Beverly

Immigration Judge, Chelmsford Immigration Court. Appointed May 2024.

LenientGrants more often than the national average-13.3 points

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

Judge Beverly49.6%

Chelmsford court62.3%

All judges nationally62.9%

Decisions on the merits: 129
Asylum granted: 62
Other relief granted: 3
Denied: 64
Against own court: -12.7 pts

Denial rate by fiscal year
FY25
53%

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

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 ear ned 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, represent ing 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.

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

In the record

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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.