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Juliana Zach

Immigration Judge, Boston Immigration Court. Appointed August 2023.

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

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Judge Zach89.4%
Boston court52.6%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
188
Asylum granted
17
Other relief granted
3
Denied
168
Against own court
+36.8 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY24
94%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 95% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Brazil (75.5%), Colombia (6.4%), Ecuador (5.3%), Democratic Republic of Congo (2.7%), Congo (2.1%).

Official biography

Juliana Zach was appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in August 2023. Judge Zach ear ned a Bachelor of Law in 1994 from the Universidade Católica de Pernambuco, a Master of Business Administration in 2004 from the Florida Metropolitan University, and a Juris Doctor in 2008 from the Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University. From 2013 to 2023, she worked in private practice at Zach Law Firm LLC specializing in family and criminal litigation in Connecticut, as well as immigration law at the Zach Law Firm LLC. From 2013 to 2020, she also served as an attorney for the Brazilian Consulate General in Hartford, Connecticut. From 2009 to 2011, she served as an assistant state attorney for the felony division at the 18th Judicial Circuit in Sanford, Florida. Judge Zach is a member of the Connecticut Bar and the Florida 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.