Virna A. Wright
Immigration Judge, New York/Federal Plaza Immigration Court. Appointed October 2010 by Eric Holder.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 1,141
- Asylum granted
- 550
- Other relief granted
- 42
- Denied
- 549
- Against own court
- +0.4 pts
| FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31% | 20% | 20% | 18% | 36% | 91% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 82% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: China (24.6%), India (11.8%), Ecuador (11.1%), Bangladesh (7%), Venezuela (5.4%).
Official biography
Attorney General Eric Holder appointed Judge Wright in October 2010. Judge Wright received a bachelor of arts degree in 1990 from Rutgers College and a juris doctorate in 1993 from Cornell University Law School. From 2003 to October 2010, she was an assistant chief counsel for the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, New York. From 1998 to 2003, Judge Wright was an assistant district counsel for the former Immigration and Naturalization Service, New York. From 1996 to 1998, she worked as an assistant general counsel for compliance, Administration for Children's Services, New York. From 1993 to 1996, she was a litigation associate with Proskauer Rose, LLP, New York. Judge Wright is a member of the New York and New Jersey State Bars.
In the record
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