Wynne P. Kelly

Immigration Judge, Annandale Immigration Court. Appointed March 2019 by Matthew Whitaker.

LenientGrants far more often than the national average-24.7 points

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

Judge Kelly38.2%

Arlington court46.3%

All judges nationally62.9%

Decisions on the merits: 165
Asylum granted: 96
Other relief granted: 6
Denied: 63
Against own court: -8.1 pts

Denial rate by fiscal year
FY21	FY22
56%	26%

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).

Most common nationalities: El Salvador (45.5%), Honduras (15.8%), Guatemala (12.7%), Egypt (3.6%), Ethiopia (3.6%).

Official biography

Then-Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker appointed Wynne P. Kelly to begin hearingcases in March 2019. Judge Kelly ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 2000 from Georgetown University and a Juris Doctor in 2005 from the Fordham University School of Law. From 2008to 2019, he served as an assistant U.S. attorney in the District of Columbia. From 2007 to 2008,he was an associate attorney with Hunton & Williams LLP in Miami, Florida. From 2006 to2007, he was a judicial clerk for the Honorable K. Michael Moore, U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, in Miami, Florida. From 2005 to 2006, he was an associate attorney with Kelley Drye & Warren LLP in New York, New York. Judge Kelly is a member of the Florida, New Jersey and New York Bars.

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

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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.