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Immigration judges

John B. Carle

Immigration Judge, Philadelphia Immigration Court. Appointed June 2016 by Loretta E. Lynch.

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

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Judge Carle53.3%
Philadelphia court58.7%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
1,308
Asylum granted
534
Other relief granted
77
Denied
697
Against own court
-5.4 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
67%27%28%12%62%79%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 91% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Guatemala (16.1%), Brazil (15.8%), Honduras (14.8%), Belarus (4.7%), El Salvador (4.7%).

Official biography

Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch appointed John B. Carle to begin hearing cases in June 2016. Judge Carle ear ned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1990 from the State University of New York at Binghamton and a Juris Doctor in 1993 from the State University of New York at Buffalo Law School. From 2007 to May 2016, Judge Carle served as an assistant chief counsel for the Office of the Chief Counsel, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security. From 2000 through 2007, Judge Carle served as an assistant district attorney for the City of Philadelphia District Attorney's Office. From 1995 through 2000, Judge Carle served as an assistant district attorney for the Erie County District Attorney's Office, in Buffalo, N.Y. From 1993 through 1995, Judge Carle served as an associate attorney for Magner, Love & Morris PC, in Buffalo, N.Y. In 2013, Judge Carle joined the faculty of the Villanova University School of Law where he serves as an adjunct professor. Judge Carle is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar.

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

In the record

No published reporting or appellate decisions naming this judge have been collected yet.

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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.