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Michael Sady

Immigration Judge, Boston Immigration Court. Appointed May 2022.

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

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Judge Sady41.0%
Boston court52.6%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
261
Asylum granted
151
Other relief granted
3
Denied
107
Against own court
-11.6 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY22FY23
23%42%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 99% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Brazil (66.7%), Guatemala (12.6%), Honduras (6.5%), El Salvador (4.2%), Ecuador (3.1%).

Official biography

Michael P. Sady was appointed as an Immigration Judge to begin hearing cases in May 2022. Judge Sady ear ned a Bachelor of Science in 1984 from Northeastern University and a Juris Doctor in 1988 from Boston University School of Law. From 2002 to 2022, he served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney (AUSA) in the District of Massachusetts, Boston. From 1997 to 2002, he served as Senior Litigation Counsel with the Massachusetts Port Authority in Boston. From 1991 to 1997, he served as an Associate Litigation Attorney at Eckert, Seamans, Cherin & Mellott in Boston. From 1990 to 1991, he served as an Associate Litigation Attorney at Hutchins & Wheeler in Boston. From 1988 to 1990, he served as an Associate Litigation Attorney at Peabody & Arnold in Boston. Judge Sady is a member of the Massachusetts Bar, as well as the First and Second Circuit Courts of Appeal.

As published by the Executive Office for Immigration Review at appointment, via TRAC.

In the record

No published reporting or appellate decisions naming this judge have been collected yet.

Other judges at Boston

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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.