Thanos Kanellakos
Immigration Judge, Hyattsville Immigration Court. Appointed October 2021.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 582
- Asylum granted
- 170
- Other relief granted
- 18
- Denied
- 394
- Against own court
- +10.1 pts
| FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53% | 52% | 74% | 82% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 94% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: El Salvador (19.8%), Cameroon (18.6%), Guatemala (10.3%), Peru (9.1%), Honduras (7.4%).
Official biography
Thanos Kanellakos was appointed as an Immigration Judge to begin bearing cases in October 2021. Judge Kanellakos ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 1985 from Loyola College of Maryland and a Juris Doctor in 1989 from the University of Baltimore School of Law. From 2004 to 2021, he was in solo practice in York, Pennsylvania, concent rating in immigration and nationality law. From 1990 to 2003, he was in solo practice in Baltimore, concent rating in immigration and nationality law and criminal defense. From 1992 to 2003, he was a Panel Attorney of the Communications and Legislative Affairs Division Criminal Justice Act Defense Panel of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. From 1990 to 1992, he served as an Assistant Part-Time Attorney for the Office of the Public Defender for Baltimore County, Maryland. Judge Kanellakos is a member of the Maryland State Bar.
In the record
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Other judges at Hyattsville
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.