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Inside Immigration

Plain-language guides to US immigration, asylum and USCIS procedure.

Immigration judges

Stuart F. Karden

Immigration Judge, Orlando Immigration Court. Appointed October 2010 by Eric Holder.

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

TRAC source →
Judge Karden56.9%
Orlando court72.3%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
197
Asylum granted
65
Other relief granted
20
Denied
112
Against own court
-15.4 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY22FY23FY24
82%54%57%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 80% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Honduras (25.4%), Guatemala (12.2%), Nicaragua (10.2%), Venezuela (9.6%), El Salvador (7.6%).

Official biography

Attorney General Eric Holder appointed Judge Karden in October 2010. Judge Karden received a bachelor of arts degree in 1973 from the University of Michigan and a juris doctorate in 1976 from the University of Miami Law School. From 2009 to October 2010, he practiced immigration law in Dallas, Texas. From 1995 to 2009, Judge Karden practiced immigration law in Palm Beach County, Fla. He is a past chair of the Florida Bar Immigration Certification Committee and a past president of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, South Florida Chapter. Judge Karden is a member of the Florida 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.

Other judges at Orlando

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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.