Matthew Gordon
Immigration Judge, Sterling Immigration Court. Appointed March 2022.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 424
- Asylum granted
- 149
- Other relief granted
- 19
- Denied
- 256
- Against own court
- -11.2 pts
| FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26% | 41% | 56% | 77% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 85% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: El Salvador (21.5%), Honduras (14.6%), Guatemala (10.1%), Peru (7.5%), Mexico (7.3%).
Official biography
Matthew D. Gordon was appointed as an Immigration Judge to begin hearing cases in March 2022. Judge Gordon ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 2002 from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a Juris Doctor in 2006 from the University of Miami School of Law. From 2019 to 2022, he served as the Counsel for Immigration Programs, Office of the Solicitor, Department of Labor, in the District of Columbia. From 2016 to 2019, he served as a Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of the Principal Legal Advisor (OPLA), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in Arlington, Virginia. During that time, in 2017, he served as an Acting Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of the Director, ICE, DHS, in the District of Columbia. From 2009 to 2016, he served as an Associate Legal Advisor, Enforcement and Litigation, OPLA, ICE, DHS, in the District of Columbia. During that time, in 2011, he served as Acting Senior Advisor to the Principal Legal Advisor, OPLA, ICE, DHS. From 2007 to 2009, he served as an Assistant Chief Counsel, OPLA, ICE, DHS, in Miami. During that time, in 2008, he served as a detailed Associate Legal Advisor, National Security Law Division, OPLA, ICE, DHS, in the District of Columbia. From 2006 to 2007, he was an Associate Attorney practic ing immigration law with Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen, and Loewy LLP, in Miami. Judge Gordon is a member of the Florida Bar.
In the record
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Other judges at Sterling
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.