Vivienne E. Gordon-Uruakpa
Immigration Judge, New York/Federal Plaza Immigration Court. Appointed June 2002.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 675
- Asylum granted
- 605
- Other relief granted
- 59
- Denied
- 11
- Against own court
- -46.1 pts
| FY21 | FY22 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 96% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: China (38.9%), India (12.9%), Bangladesh (8%), Russia (4.9%), Nepal (4.3%).
Official biography
Judge Gordon-Uruakpa was appointed as an Immigration Judge in June 2002. She received an undergraduate degree from Fordham University in 1980 and a Juris Doctorate from Howard School of Law in 1984. Judge Gordon-Uruakpa served as an assistant district counsel with the former Immigration and Naturalization Service in New York from 1996 to June 2002. From 1987 to 1996, she served as a staff attorney and supervisor with the Legal Aid Society, criminal defense division, also in New York. Judge Gordon-Uruakpa worked as a staff attorney/Reginald Heber Smith Fellow with the Legal Services Corporation, Chemung County Neighborhood Legal Services in Elmira, New York, from 1984 to 1986. She is a member of the New York Bar.
In the record
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