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Megan R. Jackler

Immigration Judge, New Orleans Immigration Court. Appointed July 2021.

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

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Judge Jackler50.0%
New Orleans court69.3%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
112
Asylum granted
41
Other relief granted
15
Denied
56
Against own court
-19.3 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY22FY24
78%48%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 70% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Honduras (39.3%), Nicaragua (14.3%), Venezuela (9.8%), Brazil (8.9%), Guatemala (5.4%).

Official biography

Megan R. Jackler was appointed as an Assistant Chief Immigration Judge to begin supervisory immigration court duties and hearing cases in July 2021. Judge Jackler ear ned a Bachelor of Artsin 2003 from Barnard College and a Juris Doctor in 2008 from the American University Washington College of Law. From 2009 to 2021, she served as a U.S. Navy Judge Advocate, inthe following locations: Norfolk, Virginia; Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; Gulfport, Mississippi; Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan; and Yokosuka, Japan. From 2003 to 2005, she was a Litigation Paralegalwith Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, in New York. Judge Jackler is a member of the District of Columbia Bar, New Jersey State Bar, New York State Bar, and Virginia State Bar.

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.