Lindsy M. Roberts
Immigration Judge, Las Vegas Immigration Court. Appointed November 2018 by Jeff Sessions.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 635
- Asylum granted
- 395
- Other relief granted
- 53
- Denied
- 187
- Against own court
- -7.1 pts
| FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18% | 24% | 6% | 23% | 39% | 82% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 70% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: Cuba (45%), Mexico (7.6%), Nicaragua (6.9%), El Salvador (6.1%), Venezuela (5.4%).
Official biography
Then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions appointed Lindsy M. Roberts to begin hearing cases in November 2018. Judge Roberts earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2000 from Washington and Jefferson College and a Juris Doctor in 2003 from the Washington and Lee University School of Law. From 2015 to 2018, she served as an assistant U.S. attorney with the U.S. Attorney's Officefor the District of Nevada, Department of Justice, in Las Vegas. From 2004 to 2015, she was an associate attorney and principal attorney with Goodman, Allen & Filetti PLLC, in Norfolk,Virginia. Judge Roberts is a member of the Virginia State Bar.
In the record
Executive Office for Immigration Review Swears in 16 Immigration Judges
EOIR announced that Attorney General Jeff Sessions appointed Lindsy M. Roberts to the Las Vegas Immigration Court, beginning cases in November 2018. The notice says she served as an assistant U.S. attorney for the District of Nevada from 2015 to 2018.
Other judges at Las Vegas
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.