Tiesha Peal

Immigration Judge, New York/Federal Plaza Immigration Court. Appointed October 2022.

StrictDenies more often than the national average+15.7 points

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

Judge Peal78.6%

New York court47.7%

All judges nationally62.9%

Decisions on the merits: 1,277
Asylum granted: 213
Other relief granted: 60
Denied: 1,004
Against own court: +30.9 pts

Denial rate by fiscal year
FY23	FY24	FY25	FY26
13%	32%	62%	95%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 66% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Ecuador (20.5%), China (14.4%), Venezuela (9.1%), India (7.7%), Russia (6.7%).

Official biography

Tiesha R. Peal was appointed as an Immigration Judge to begin hearing cases in October 2022. Judge Peal ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 1999 from Syracuse University and Juris Doctor in 2004 from Rutgers-Newark School of Law. From 2016 to 2022, she served as an assistant district attorney at the Bronx District Attorney's Office. From 2014 to2016, she was a staff attorney at District Council 37 Municipal Employees Legal Services. From 2006 to 2014, she was a staff attorney at Essex-Newark Legal Services. Judge Peal is a member of the New York State Bar and the New Jersey 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.