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Lorianne Campanella

Immigration Judge, New York/Federal Plaza Immigration Court. Appointed 1987 by William P. Barr.

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

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Judge Campanella34.3%
New York court47.7%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
376
Asylum granted
236
Other relief granted
11
Denied
129
Against own court
-13.4 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY21FY22FY23
34%35%32%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 98% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: China (27.1%), Bangladesh (10.4%), India (9.8%), El Salvador (5.6%), Albania (4.3%).

Official biography

Attorney General William P. Barr appointed Lorianne M. Campanella as an immigration jud gein March 2020. Judge Campanella ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 1987 from the State Universityof New York at Binghamton, a Juris Doctorate in 1990 from California Western School of Law,a Masters of Law in 1999 from the Army Judge Advocate General's (JAG) Legal Center and School, and a Masters of Strategic Studies in 2010 from the U.S. Army War College. In 2020,she retired from the U.S. Army after serving nearly three decades as an active JAG attorney. Hermilitary career span ned tours as a prosecutor, defense counsel, administrative law attorney,operational law attorney, Congressional liaison, deputy staff judge advocate and staff judge advocate. In her last combat tour, she served as the senior legal advisor for Regional Command South, in Kandahar, Afghanistan. From 2018 to 2020, she served as the legal historian for the U.S. Army Office of the Judge Advocate General. From 2013 to 2018, she served as both an associate and senior judge for the Army Court of Criminal Appeals. From 2010 to 2012, sheserved as staff judge advocate for the 82nd Airborne Division, both in combat and in garrison. Judge Campanella is a member of the State Bar of California.

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.