Linda Hristova
Immigration Judge, New York/Federal Plaza Immigration Court. Appointed March 2026.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 132
- Asylum granted
- 0
- Other relief granted
- 2
- Denied
- 130
- Against own court
- +50.8 pts
| FY26 |
|---|
| 98% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 83% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: China (16.7%), Ecuador (15.2%), Russia (12.9%), Venezuela (8.3%), Georgia (6.8%).
Official biography
Linda Hristova was appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in March 2026. Judge Hristova earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2006 from the University of Southern California and a Juris Doctor in 2009 from Brooklyn Law School. From January 2026 to February 2026, she served as deputy bureau chief in the Trial Division, Street Safety Bureau, at the Kings County District Attorney's Office in Brooklyn, New York. From July 2022 to December 2025, she served as deputy bureau chief in the Grand Jury, Trial Bureau V, Orange Zone, at the Kings County District Attorney's Office in Brooklyn. From February 2019 to June 2022, she served as senior assistant district attorney in the Investigations Division, Frauds Bureau, at the Kings County District Attorney's Office in Brooklyn. From April 2017 to February 2019, she served as senior assistant district attorney in Trial Bureau III, Grey Zone, at the Kings County District Attorney's Office in Brooklyn. From January 2010 to March 2017, she served as assistant district attorney in the Trial Bureau III, Grey Zone, at the Kings County District Attorney's Office in Brooklyn. She was the recipient of the Robert M. Pitler Criminal Justice Post-Graduate Fellowship Award. Judge Hristova is a member of the New York State Bar.
In the record
How mega master court hearings are accelerating cases for Long Island immigrants
Newsday's account of “mega master” calendar hearings at Manhattan's Federal Plaza immigration court describes a Queens man from Colombia summoned to Judge Linda Hristova's Courtroom 29 after his asylum request was not approved, who abandoned plans to represent himself after watching the proceedings.
EOIR Announces 42 Immigration Judges
EOIR's announcement of 42 new immigration judges lists Linda Hristova as an immigration judge at the New York - Federal Plaza court, appointed to begin hearing cases in March 2026. She had been a deputy bureau chief in the Kings County District Attorney's trial division.
Other judges at New York
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.