Megan R. Jackler
Immigration Judge, New Orleans Immigration Court. Appointed July 2021.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 112
- Asylum granted
- 41
- Other relief granted
- 15
- Denied
- 56
- Against own court
- -19.3 pts
| FY22 | FY24 |
|---|---|
| 78% | 48% |
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.
In the record
No published reporting or appellate decisions naming this judge have been collected yet.
Other judges at New Orleans
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.