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Jonathan Reingold

Immigration Judge, New York/Federal Plaza Immigration Court. Appointed October 2022.

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

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Judge Reingold59.4%
New York court47.7%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
870
Asylum granted
274
Other relief granted
79
Denied
517
Against own court
+11.7 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY23FY24FY25FY26
21%27%64%84%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 71% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: China (17%), Ecuador (12%), India (10.9%), Bangladesh (5.4%), Venezuela (5.1%).

Official biography

Jonathan A. Reingold was appointed as an Immigration Judge to begin hearing cases in October 2022. Judge Reingold ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 2004 from Bard College and a Juris Doctor in 2007 from New York Law School. From 2010 to 2022, he was an immigration lawyer in private practice in Seattle. From 2020 to 2022, he also worked as a commercial portfolio manager and then staff counsel at a regional property management and asset management company in Portland, Oregon. From 2008 to 2009, he was a staff attorney at CAMBA Legal Services Inc., in Brooklyn, N.Y. From 2007 to 2008, he was a fellow in New York City Law at New York Law School. Judge Reingold is a member of the New Jersey State Bar, New York State Bar, Oregon State Bar, and Washington State Bar, as well as the Western District of Washington and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

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.