Immigration judge

Cory M Picton

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Public EOIR asylum decision statistics

Status
active
Data source
EOIR Case Data

Grant rate

51.1%

303 / 593

Total decisions

593

Merits decision sample in current public statistics

Grant rate

51.1%

Grants: 303

Denial rate

48.9%

Denials: 290

Other relief rate

0.0%

Other relief: 0

Judge profile

This profile is summarized from public sources for background context only. It is not an ImmJudge evaluation.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions appointed Cory M. Picton to begin hearing cases in February 2018. Judge Picton earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1995 from Dominican University and a Juris Doctor in 2000 from Saint Louis University School of Law. From 2008 to 2018, he servedas an assistant U.S. attorney at the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Arizona, in Tucson, Ariz.From 2001 to 2018, he worked for the U.S. Marine Corps, serving as a civil law attorney, 2001to 2003, at Camp Pendleton, Calif.; defense counsel, 2003 to 2004, also at Camp Pendleton;special assistant U.S. attorney for the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Virginia, 2005to 2006, in Norfolk, Va.; government prosecutor, 2004 to 2008, also in Norfolk; and as aregional judge advocate, 2008 to 2018. Judge Picton is a member of the Missouri State Bar.

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Source: TRAC Judge Report · View original report

Outcome distribution

Grants303 / 593
Denials290 / 593
Other relief0 / 593

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India

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Total decisions

173

Grants

149

Denials

24

Grant rate: 86.1%Denial rate: 13.9%

Mexico

Sufficient sample
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Total decisions

100

Grants

10

Denials

90

Grant rate: 10.0%Denial rate: 90.0%

Guatemala

Sufficient sample
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Total decisions

90

Grants

35

Denials

55

Grant rate: 38.9%Denial rate: 61.1%

Spain

Sufficient sample
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Total decisions

75

Grants

14

Denials

61

Grant rate: 18.7%Denial rate: 81.3%

Honduras

Sufficient sample
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Total decisions

37

Grants

7

Denials

30

Grant rate: 18.9%Denial rate: 81.1%

Switzerland

Sufficient sample
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Total decisions

33

Grants

25

Denials

8

Grant rate: 75.8%Denial rate: 24.2%

Nepal

Moderate sample
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Total decisions

26

Grants

18

Denials

8

Grant rate: 69.2%Denial rate: 30.8%

Russia

Moderate sample
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Total decisions

10

Grants

10

Denials

0

Grant rate: 100.0%Denial rate: 0.0%

Eritrea

Small sample
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Total decisions

8

Grants

7

Denials

1

Grant rate: 87.5%Denial rate: 12.5%

Nicaragua

Small sample
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Total decisions

5

Grants

4

Denials

1

Grant rate: 80.0%Denial rate: 20.0%

Pakistan

Small sample
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Total decisions

4

Grants

2

Denials

2

Grant rate: 50.0%Denial rate: 50.0%

Central African Republic

Small sample
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Total decisions

3

Grants

3

Denials

0

Grant rate: 100.0%Denial rate: 0.0%

Ethiopia

Small sample
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Total decisions

3

Grants

3

Denials

0

Grant rate: 100.0%Denial rate: 0.0%

Kazakhstan

Small sample
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Total decisions

3

Grants

0

Denials

3

Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%

Kenya

Small sample
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Total decisions

3

Grants

3

Denials

0

Grant rate: 100.0%Denial rate: 0.0%

Ukraine

Small sample
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Total decisions

3

Grants

2

Denials

1

Grant rate: 66.7%Denial rate: 33.3%

Colombia

Small sample
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Total decisions

2

Grants

0

Denials

2

Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%

Egypt

Small sample
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Total decisions

2

Grants

2

Denials

0

Grant rate: 100.0%Denial rate: 0.0%

Moldova

Small sample
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Total decisions

2

Grants

1

Denials

1

Grant rate: 50.0%Denial rate: 50.0%

Peru

Small sample
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Total decisions

2

Grants

2

Denials

0

Grant rate: 100.0%Denial rate: 0.0%

These statistics come from public EOIR data. They reflect historical statistics only, are not legal advice, and cannot predict any individual case outcome.

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