Lauren T. Farber

Immigration Judge, Philadelphia Immigration Court. Appointed April 2017 by Loretta E. Lynch.

LenientGrants more often than the national average-12.5 points

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

Judge Farber50.4%

Philadelphia court58.7%

All judges nationally62.9%

Decisions on the merits: 446
Asylum granted: 164
Other relief granted: 57
Denied: 225
Against own court: -8.3 pts

Denial rate by fiscal year
FY24	FY25	FY26
19%	44%	69%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 91% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Guatemala (16.4%), Brazil (8.3%), Russia (6.7%), Honduras (6.3%), Ecuador (6.1%).

Official biography

Former Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch appointed Lauren T. Farber to begin hearing cases in April 2017. Judge Farber ear ned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1999 from Washington University in St. Louis and a Juris Doctor in 2003 from the American University Washington College of Law. From 2010 through 2017, she served as a senior attorney for the Office of the Chief Counsel (OCC), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in New York, N.Y. From 2003 to 2010, she served as an assistant chief counsel for OCC, ICE, DHS. Judge Farber is a member of the New York and New Jersey State Bars.

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.