23 Immigration Judges denied 100% of De Novo Credible Fear Interviews from FY2014 -FY2016

1. Table 1
Immigration Judge Credible Fear
Denials FY'14-
FY'16
Credible Fear
Grants FY'14-'16
Credible Fear
Denial Rate FY'14-
FY'16
ANDREW R. ARTHUR 45 0 100
BARRY S. CHAIT 163 0 100
DAN TRIMBLE 164 0 100
IGNACIO P. FERNANDEZ 45 0 100
JAMES K. GRIM 10 0 100
JAMES NUGENT 220 0 100
JAYME SALINARDI 14 0 100
JOHN A. DUCK, JR. 409 0 100
JOHN F. WALSH 14 0 100
JOSEPH LAROCCA 10 0 100
KENNETH JOSEPHSON 15 0 100
LEE O'CONNOR 22 0 100
MARIA LOPEZ-ENRIQUEZ 25 0 100
MATTHEW W. KAUFMAN 28 0 100
MIMI YAM 18 0 100
MUNISH SHARDA 15 0 100
RICO J. BARTOLOMEI 23 0 100
SAUNDRA D. ARRINGTON 168 0 100
SILVIA R. ARELLANO 227 0 100
TEOFILO CHAPA 28 0 100
THOMAS JANAS 20 0 100
THOMAS MICHAEL O'LEARY 17 0 100
WILLIAM A. CASSIDY 115 0 100
RICHARD R. OZMUN 388 1 99.7
AGNELIS L. REESE 213 1 99.5
JAMES DEVITTO 170 1 99.4
BRUCE A. TAYLOR 278 2 99.3
THOMAS C. ROEPKE 329 3 99
JOHN W. DAVIS 98 1 98.9
MICHAEL P. BAIRD 81 1 98.8
Immigration Judge
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2. GARY D. BURKHOLDER 296 4 98.7
LISA LUIS 139 2 98.6
SUNITA B. MAHTABFAR 68 1 98.6
REX J. FORD 644 10 98.5
JACK W. STATON 60 1 98.4
ROBERT E. COUGHLON 214 4 98.2
SAUL E. GREENSTEIN 53 1 98.1
IRENE C. FELDMAN 152 3 98
WILLIAM J. NICKERSON,
JR.
46 1 97.9
KEITH E. HUNSUCKER 434 10 97.7
LORRAINE J. MUNOZ 75 2 97.4
ROBERT S. HOUGH 38 1 97.4
DEITRICH H. SIMS 73 2 97.3
CHARLES J. SANDERS 35 1 97.2
RICHARD A. PHELPS 199 6 97
STEPHEN M. RUHLE 316 10 97
WILLIAM L. ABBOTT 268 9 96.8
HOWARD E. ACHTSAM 174 6 96.7
SANDY HOM 29 1 96.7
JOHN D. CARTE' 28 1 96.6
PAULA V. DAVIS 26 1 96.3
CLAREASE RANKIN YATES 51 2 96.2
JOHN G. CREWS 49 2 96
MARSHA K. NETTLES 49 2 96
MORRIS I. ONYEWUCHI 48 2 96
CHRIS A. BRISACK 46 2 95.8
PHILLIP T. WILLIAMS 23 1 95.8
JESUS CLEMENTE 87 4 95.6
D. WILLIAM EVANS, JR. 43 2 95.5
HENRY P. IPEMA 82 4 95.3
Credible Fear
Denials FY'14-
FY'16
Credible Fear
Grants FY'14-'16
Credible Fear
Denial Rate FY'14-
FY'16
Immigration Judge
2

3. BRETT M. PARCHERT 74 4 94.9
ROBERT L. POWELL 420 24 94.6
JERRY A. BEATMANN, Sr. 202 12 94.4
RENEE L. RENNER 33 2 94.3
AMY T. LEE 106 7 93.8
ANTHONY S. MURRY 28 2 93.3
SCOTT LAURENT 14 1 93.3
GUADALUPE R. GONZALEZ 40 3 93
Gary E. Endelman 13 1 92.9
SCOTT SIMPSON 25 2 92.6
THERESA SCALA 123 10 92.4
DANIEL A. MORRIS 60 5 92.3
GLENN P. MCPHAUL 852 75 91.9
Nimmo Bhagat 33 3 91.7
ADAM OPACIUCH 47 5 90.4
MICHAEL J. YAMAGUCHI 28 3 90.3
JOHN C. ODELL 90 9 90.1
R. WAYNE KIMBALL 27 3 90
ROBERT MCSEVENEY 226 25 90
JOHN OPACIUCH 59 7 89.4
VINCENT R. WHITE 34 4 89.4
TIMOTHY R. EVERETT 66 8 89.2
DANIEL LIPPMAN 301 38 88.8
RICHARD D. WALTON 95 12 88.8
BARBARA CIGARROA 39 5 88.6
DAVID BURKE 23 3 88.5
LINDA I. SPENCER-WALTERS 204 27 88.3
DAVID H. PARUCH 52 7 88.1
MIRLANDE TADAL 146 20 88
AMY C. HOOGASIAN 14 2 87.5
KRISTIN W. OLMANSON 21 3 87.5
Credible Fear
Denials FY'14-
FY'16
Credible Fear
Grants FY'14-'16
Credible Fear
Denial Rate FY'14-
FY'16
Immigration Judge
3

4. ROBERT D. VINIKOOR 20 3 87
DAVID C. ANDERSON 72 11 86.7
JACINTO PALOMINO 26 4 86.7
JAVIER E. BALASQUIDE 26 4 86.7
KEVIN CHAPMAN 222 34 86.7
ELIZABETH H. MCGRAIL 76 12 86.4
ALISON E DAW 6 1 85.7
JOHN B. REID 109 19 85.2
ALAN A. VOMACKA 34 6 85
STEVEN F. DAY 17 3 85
TAMMY L. FITTING 170 30 85
KEVIN W. RILEY 56 10 84.8
Monique Harris 31 6 83.8
PHILIP S. LAW 40 8 83.3
SANDRA J. SANTOS-GARCIA 19 4 82.6
LOURDES MARTINEZ-
ESQUIVEL
23 5 82.1
ELEAZAR TOVAR 9 2 81.8
KUYOMARS Q. GOLPARVAR 13 3 81.3
THOMAS G. CROSSAN JR. 309 71 81.3
JAMES M. LEFT 12 3 80
PAUL DEFONZO 12 3 80
ROBERT R. MCKEE 73 19 79.3
ROXANNE C.
HLADYLOWYCZ
107 28 79.3
DONN L. LIVINGSTON 173 48 78.3
MARK J. JEBSON 14 4 77.8
STEVEN J. CONNELLY 73 21 77.7
DAVID AYALA 176 51 77.5
WALTER A. DURLING 153 46 76.9
CARLOS CUEVAS 23 7 76.7
GLEN R. BAKER 23 7 76.7
Credible Fear
Denials FY'14-
FY'16
Credible Fear
Grants FY'14-'16
Credible Fear
Denial Rate FY'14-
FY'16
Immigration Judge
4

5. RAFAEL ORTIZ-SEGURA 13 4 76.5
CARLOS E. MAURY 29 9 76.3
SUSAN E. CASTRO 9 3 75
CHARLES E. PAZAR 48 17 73.8
CRAIG A. HARLOW 510 186 73.2
CLAY NELSON MARTIN 19 7 73
WILLIAM C. PETERSON 19 7 73
LAMONTE S. FREERKS 16 6 72.7
LORI R. BASS 8 3 72.7
RACHEL ANN RUANE 8 3 72.7
ZSA ZSA DEPAOLO 42 16 72.4
REBECCA L. HOLT 20 8 71.4
AVIVA L. POCZTER 7 3 70
MELANIE K. CORRIN 69 31 69
VIVIENNE GORDON-
URUAKPA
13 6 68.4
PAUL M. GAGNON 21 10 67.7
JEFFREY L. ROMIG 20 10 66.7
JESSE B. CHRISTENSEN 12 6 66.7
J. DANIEL DOWELL 321 163 66.3
PHILIP L. DIMARZIO 20 11 64.5
ELIZABETH A. KESSLER 28 16 63.6
DAVID W.CROSLAND 10 6 62.5
LORETO GEISSE 8 5 61.5
ANA PARTIDA 12 8 60
DENISE M. LANE 31 22 58.5
ARLENE E. DORFMAN 8 6 57.1
JACK L. ANDERSON 21 16 56.8
ALISON M. BROWN 11 9 55
ROBERT P. OWENS 69 58 54.3
ANIBAL D. MARTINEZ 447 388 53.5
Credible Fear
Denials FY'14-
FY'16
Credible Fear
Grants FY'14-'16
Credible Fear
Denial Rate FY'14-
FY'16
Immigration Judge
5

6. CHRISTINE A. BITHER 28 26 51.8
JAMES R. FUJIMOTO 20 19 51.2
VIRGINIA PEREZ-GUZMAN 20 21 48.8
CLARENCE M. WAGNER 12 13 48
SHEILA MCNULTY 11 12 47.8
RODGER C. HARRIS 27 30 47.4
DONALD C. O'HARE 5 6 45.5
MIMI TSANKOV 39 48 44.8
ALBERTO J. RIEFKOHL 4 6 40
ALISON R. KANE 2 3 40
EILEEN R. TRUJILLO 31 47 40
JOHN W. RICHARDSON 4 6 40
D'ANNA H. FREEMAN 15 23 39.5
LAURA L. RAMIREZ 4 7 36.4
LAWRENCE O. BURMAN 16 28 36.4
MARGARET BURKHART 225 453 33.2
THOMAS G. SNOW 11 25 30.6
JOHN MILO BRYANT 3 7 30
ELIZA C. KLEIN 15 36 29.4
DOROTHY A. HARBECK 41 106 27.9
MEREDITH B. TYRAKOSKI 16 44 26.7
PAUL W. SCHMIDT 7 24 22.6
BRENDA O'MALLEY 2 8 20
DENISE N. SLAVIN 5 21 19.2
MIRIAM HAYWARD 10 43 18.9
BERTHA A. ZUNIGA 10 47 17.5
DANIEL J. SANTANDER 61 328 15.7
QUYNH V. BAIN 10 58 14.7
MAUREEN O'SULLIVAN 4 30 11.8
WILLIAM DAVID
NEUMEISTER
2 18 10
Credible Fear
Denials FY'14-
FY'16
Credible Fear
Grants FY'14-'16
Credible Fear
Denial Rate FY'14-
FY'16
Immigration Judge
6

7. LOURDES RODRIGUEZ DE
JONGH
58 563 9.3
CHRISTINE E STANCILL 1 10 9
SCOTT G. ALEXANDER 22 237 8.5
DOUGLAS B. SCHOPPERT 0 10 0
TERRY A. BAIN 0 12 0
Credible Fear
Denials FY'14-
FY'16
Credible Fear
Grants FY'14-'16
Credible Fear
Denial Rate FY'14-
FY'16
Immigration Judge
7