Kristie A. Padron
Immigration Judge, Sterling Immigration Court. Appointed March 2022.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 523
- Asylum granted
- 185
- Other relief granted
- 13
- Denied
- 325
- Against own court
- -9.5 pts
| FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19% | 29% | 49% | 83% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 89% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: El Salvador (24.9%), Guatemala (16.8%), Honduras (16.8%), Peru (9.9%), Venezuela (6.1%).
Official biography
Kristie-Anne Padron was appointed as an Immigration Judge to begin hearing cases in March 2022. Judge Padron earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2007 from Harvard University and a Juris Doctor in 2011 from the Boston University School of Law. From 2017 to 2022, she was a Managing Attorney, from 2016 to 2017, a Supervising Attorney, and from 2014 to 2016, a Staff Attorney, all at Catholic Legal Services, in Miami. From 2012 to 2014, she was an Associate Attorney with Rivero Mestre LLP, in Coral Gables, Florida. From 2011 to 2012, she served as a Judicial Law Clerk for the Superior Court of Connecticut in New Haven, Connecticut. Judge Padron is a member of the Florida Bar and Massachusetts Bar.
In the record
EOIR Announces 25 New Immigration Judges
This EOIR announcement lists Kristie A. Padron as an immigration judge at the Sterling Immigration Court, appointed to begin hearing cases in March 2022. The release includes a biography covering education and prior legal roles.
Other judges at Sterling
Court page →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.