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Inside Immigration

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Immigration judges

Jonathan Hall

Immigration Judge, Chelmsford Immigration Court. Appointed August 2023.

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

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Judge Hall37.7%
Chelmsford court62.3%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
114
Asylum granted
66
Other relief granted
5
Denied
43
Against own court
-24.6 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY25
38%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 97% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Brazil (28.9%), Guatemala (21.1%), Angola (13.2%), El Salvador (13.2%), Ecuador (4.4%).

Official biography

Jonathan H. Hall was appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in August 2023. Judge Hall ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 2004 from The University of Rhode Island, a Juris Doctor in 2011 from Suffolk University Law School, and a Master of Laws in 2013 from American University Washington College of Law. From 2021 to 2023, he served as an administrative law judge at the District of Columbia Office of Administrative Hearings. From 2016 to 2021, he served as assistant general counsel at the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia. From 2013 to 2016, he served as assistant attorney general at the Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia. Judge Hall is a member of the District of Columbia 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.

Other judges at Chelmsford

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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.