Theodora N. Kouris
Immigration Judge, New York/Federal Plaza Immigration Court. Appointed October 2019 by William P. Barr.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 856
- Asylum granted
- 700
- Other relief granted
- 44
- Denied
- 112
- Against own court
- -34.6 pts
| FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5% | 5% | 6% | 21% | 59% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 93% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: China (32.8%), India (20.3%), Bangladesh (9.3%), Nepal (4.9%), Pakistan (3%).
Official biography
Attorney General William Barr appointed Theodora N. Kouris to begin hearing cases in October 2019. Judge Kouris ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 2005 from Cornell University and a Juris Doctor in 2009 from Boston College Law School. In 2019, she worked as an associate attorney for the Law Office of Usman B. Ahmad P.C., in Long Island, New York. From 2010 to 2019,she worked as an associate attorney at the Law Offices of Ted Sofer Esq. P.C., in New York. Judge Kouris is a member of the Massachusetts State Bar and New York State Bar.
In the record
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Other judges at New York
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.