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Romy Lerner

Immigration Judge, Krome North Service Processing Center. Appointed May 2022.

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

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Judge Lerner75.0%
Miami - Krome court85.1%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
212
Asylum granted
16
Other relief granted
37
Denied
159
Against own court
-10.1 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY23FY24FY25FY26
86%72%66%79%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 53% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Haiti (16%), Cuba (14.2%), Guatemala (9.4%), Honduras (9.4%), Jamaica (8%).

Official biography

Romy L. Lerner was appointed as an Immigration Judge to begin hearing cases in May 2022. Judge Lerner ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 1999 from Columbia University and a Juris Doctorate in 2002 from Columbia University School of Law. From 2015 to 2022, she was the Associate Director of the Immigration Clinic at the University of Miami School of Law, and from 2013 to 2015, she was a supervising attorney with the clinic. From 2010 to 2013, she was a supervising attorney at Americans for Immigrant Justice (formerly Florida Immigrant Advocacy Center (FIAC)). From 2007 to 2010, and previously from 2005 to 2006, she was a staff attorney at FIAC. From 2006 to 2007, she was a Fulbright Fellow in Buenos Aires, Argentina. From 2002 to 2005, she was a litigation associate at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP. Judge Lerner is a member of the Florida Bar and New York State Bar.

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.

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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.