Annandale immigration court
Address
Annandale Immigration Court: 7619 Little River Turnpike, Suite 400, Annandale, VA 22003
Court decisions over 12 months
In plain words
Out of every 100 cases decided in this court, 6 got relief. Even so, most end without relief.
27 of every 100 cases were decided in absentia, that is, without the person at the hearing.
With an attorney, 9 of every 100 got relief; without one, 1 of every 100 (9.4 % and 1.1 %).
Of the 17,122 decisions in this court, 1,101 ended with relief, 1,670 with the case closed, 2,014 with voluntary departure and 12,337 with a removal order.
| Outcome | Decisions | % |
|---|---|---|
| Relief | 1,101 | 6.4 % |
| Case closed | 1,670 | 9.8 % |
| Voluntary departure | 2,014 | 11.8 % |
| Removal order | 12,337 | 72.1 % |
| Decided in absentia | 4,548 | 26.6 % |
This court and the nation
With the Annandale court, the share of cases with relief is 6.4 %: higher than nationwide (2.4 %).
With the Annandale court, the share of removal orders is 72.1 %: lower than nationwide (75.6 %).
With the Annandale court, the share of cases decided in absentia is 26.6 %: lower than nationwide (45.3 %).
With the Annandale court, the share of people with an attorney is 64.3 %: higher than nationwide (38.1 %).
Cases with the Annandale court take less time than nationwide: a median of 719 days versus 793.
With and without an attorney
| Decisions | Relief | |
|---|---|---|
| With an attorney | 11,003 | 9.4 % |
| Without an attorney | 6,119 | 1.1 % |
Compared with other courts
- Ranked 8 of 71 courts for relief (1 = most relief).
- Ranked 44 of 71 courts for cases decided in absentia (1 = most in absentia).
Decisions per month (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026)
The busiest month was Sep 2025 (1,630 decisions) and the quietest Jan 2026 (1,129).
| Month | Decisions | Relief | In absentia | Vs. prior month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 1,630 | 115 | 440 | — |
| Oct 2025 | 1,623 | 142 | 440 | down |
| Nov 2025 | 1,208 | 91 | 341 | down |
| Dec 2025 | 1,181 | 90 | 301 | down |
| Jan 2026 | 1,129 | 60 | 277 | down |
| Feb 2026 | 1,402 | 60 | 359 | up |
| Mar 2026 | 1,414 | 85 | 305 | up |
| Apr 2026 | 1,554 | 99 | 435 | up |
| May 2026 | 1,420 | 73 | 403 | down |
| Jun 2026 | 1,473 | 81 | 351 | up |
| Jul 2026 | 1,496 | 78 | 416 | up |
| Aug 2026 | 1,592 | 127 | 480 | up |
Months with fewer than 5 decisions are dotted: with so few cases, that month's percentage says little.
Judges at this court
30 judges have this as their main court in the window (6 with limited data). The one who decided the most was Jason E. Braun, with 1,318 decisions.
Sorted by decisions over 12 months. The label compares each judge with the other judges in the court.
| Judge | Decisions | Relief | In absentia | Vs. the court |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Judge Jason E. Braun | 1,318 | 3.7 % | 42.9 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Sherease R. Pratt | 1,119 | 3.6 % | 36.6 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Francisco Mendez | 1,102 | 6.2 % | 40.6 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Deepali Nadkarni | 929 | 8.1 % | 35.9 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Raphael Choi | 913 | 3.6 % | 0.7 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Emily Farrar-Crockett | 871 | 7.8 % | 33.2 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Cynthia Shepherd Torg | 865 | 8.7 % | 44.5 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge David A. Gardey | 861 | 1.9 % | 6.3 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Michael A. Lewis | 858 | 4.9 % | 25.2 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Richard W. Vanveldhuisen | 852 | 5.8 % | 15.1 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Lolita M. Lukose | 801 | 8.4 % | 31.8 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Lorianne Campanella | 793 | 11.7 % | 15.0 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Michelle L. Lakomy | 767 | 7.2 % | 2.7 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Dimple Gupta | 709 | 3.1 % | 35.1 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Karen Donoso-Stevens | 619 | 5.8 % | 14.7 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Alysha M. Welsh | 605 | 5.1 % | 36.7 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Paul A. Mccloskey | 360 | 0.6 % | 50.8 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Lenka J. Koss | 309 | 5.5 % | 40.5 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Lawrence O. Burman | 272 | 30.5 % | 31.6 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Megan H. Eyes | 267 | 1.9 % | 41.2 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Jorene S. Soto | 239 | 6.7 % | 15.9 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Matthew Sweet | 193 | 6.7 % | 16.1 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Jamie B. Perry | 83 | 2.4 % | 0.0 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Joshua L. Bennett | 76 | 13.2 % | 0.0 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Anam Rahman. Petit | 20 | limited data | limited data | Limited data: Not enough data to compare |
| Judge Christopher Day | 8 | limited data | limited data | Limited data: Not enough data to compare |
| Judge Ashley Gadson-Andrews | 4 | limited data | limited data | Limited data: Not enough data to compare |
| Judge Wynne P. Kelly | 3 | limited data | limited data | Limited data: Not enough data to compare |
| Judge Nicole C. Lomartire | 1 | limited data | limited data | Limited data: Not enough data to compare |
| Judge Rebecca J. Walters | 1 | limited data | limited data | Limited data: Not enough data to compare |