Immigration judge

Kneedler, Jennie L.

Sterling Immigration Court

How current these figures are

Captured October 23, 2026 — 13 days ago. Decisions made since then are not included.

494

Lifetime decisions on record

Grant rate, last 12 months on record

18.2%

318 decisions · 12 months ending September 2025

6.7%

FY2026 court average

Grant-rate trend

Each point is the grant rate across the 12 months ending in that month — a rolling window, not a single month on its own. A point appears only where those 12 months hold at least 25 decisions. A rolling window covers a much shorter span than the lifetime figure above, so the two can differ materially; both are correct measures of different periods.

0%25%50%75%100%Aug 2023Jan 2024Jun 2024Nov 2024Apr 2025Sep 2025Month each 12-month window ends18.2%76.7% — 12 months ending Aug 2023 (30 decisions)71.8% — 12 months ending Sep 2023 (39 decisions)78.0% — 12 months ending Oct 2023 (50 decisions)78.6% — 12 months ending Nov 2023 (56 decisions)80.6% — 12 months ending Dec 2023 (72 decisions)80.5% — 12 months ending Jan 2024 (82 decisions)78.9% — 12 months ending Feb 2024 (90 decisions)75.3% — 12 months ending Mar 2024 (93 decisions)74.0% — 12 months ending Apr 2024 (100 decisions)67.6% — 12 months ending May 2024 (105 decisions)62.2% — 12 months ending Jun 2024 (111 decisions)57.4% — 12 months ending Jul 2024 (115 decisions)52.6% — 12 months ending Aug 2024 (133 decisions)50.4% — 12 months ending Sep 2024 (137 decisions)43.9% — 12 months ending Oct 2024 (148 decisions)43.4% — 12 months ending Nov 2024 (152 decisions)37.3% — 12 months ending Dec 2024 (150 decisions)35.5% — 12 months ending Jan 2025 (155 decisions)27.9% — 12 months ending Feb 2025 (183 decisions)24.2% — 12 months ending Mar 2025 (211 decisions)20.3% — 12 months ending Apr 2025 (237 decisions)19.8% — 12 months ending May 2025 (242 decisions)19.7% — 12 months ending Jun 2025 (290 decisions)20.6% — 12 months ending Jul 2025 (321 decisions)18.7% — 12 months ending Aug 2025 (327 decisions)18.2% — 12 months ending Sep 2025 (318 decisions)

5 months are not plotted: the 12 months ending there held fewer than 25 decisions.

Monthly decisions

Showing the most recent 24 months on record. Months with no decisions are not listed.

Decisions and grant rate by month for this judge
MonthDecisionsGrant rate
September 20254Not reported
August 2025250.0%
July 20254126.8%
June 20256020.0%
May 202518Not reported
April 2025355.7%
March 20253813.2%
February 2025362.8%
January 202515Not reported
December 202414Not reported
November 202410Not reported
October 202422Not reported
September 202413Not reported
August 202419Not reported
July 202410Not reported
June 202412Not reported
May 202413Not reported
April 20249Not reported
March 202410Not reported
February 20248Not reported
January 202410Not reported
December 202316Not reported
November 20236Not reported
October 202311Not reported

Source and method

These figures come from case data released by the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) under the Freedom of Information Act, published by the Deportation Data Project. Imigrar did not produce or estimate them.

Captured on October 23, 2026, 13 days ago. The record covers decisions from March 2023 through September 2025; nothing filed or decided after September 2025 appears here.

Grant rates are historical aggregates. They describe decisions already made. They do not predict the outcome of any individual case, and no figure on this page should be read as a forecast of what will happen in yours.

This page is informational only and is not legal advice. Reading it does not create an attorney-client relationship. Only the official EOIR record is authoritative.

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