Kuyomars Golparvar
Immigration Judge, Baltimore Immigration Court. Appointed April 2016 by Loretta E. Lynch.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 916
- Asylum granted
- 111
- Other relief granted
- 28
- Denied
- 777
- Against own court
- +29.1 pts
| FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | 82% | 98% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 59% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: Honduras (15.2%), El Salvador (13.9%), Guatemala (10.6%), Venezuela (8.6%), Haiti (6.8%).
Official biography
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch appointed Kuyomars Golparvar to begin hearing cases in April 2016. Judge Golparvar received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1998 from The George Washington University and a Juris Doctor in 2002 from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. From 2004 through April 2016, Judge Golparvar served in various capacities, including: division chief, section chief, senior advisor to the principal legal advisor, deputy chief counsel, and assistant chief counsel for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security. From 2003 through 2004, Judge Golparvar was an associate attorney for Deasy & Whitehill PC, in Pittsburgh. In 2013, Judge Golparvar joined the faculty at The George Washington University Law School where he serves as an adjunct professor. Judge Golparvar is a member of the District of Columbia and Pennsylvania Bars.
In the record
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Other judges at Baltimore
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.