Thomas Mungoven

Immigration Judge, New York - Varick. Appointed October 2020 by William P. Barr.

LenientGrants more often than the national average-11.6 points

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

Judge Mungoven51.3%

New York - DET court60.9%

All judges nationally62.9%

Decisions on the merits: 979
Asylum granted: 458
Other relief granted: 19
Denied: 502
Against own court: -9.6 pts

Denial rate by fiscal year
FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25	FY26
60%	55%	50%	40%	48%	74%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 93% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Official biography

Attorney General William P. Barr appointed Thomas J. Mungoven as an Immigration Judge in October 2020. Judge Mungoven ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 2001 from Hunter College and a Juris Doctor in 2004 from Saint John's University School of Law. From 2004 to 2020, he was in private practice as the founder and lead attorney of Mungoven & Associates PC, in New York. From 2004 to 2008, he served as a staff attorney at Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Newark Immigrant and Refugee Services Division. Judge Mungoven is a member of the New Jersey State Bar and the New York State Bar.

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

In the record

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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.