India
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
173
Grants
149
Denials
24
Immigration judge
Public EOIR asylum decision statistics
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
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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Review this judge's historical asylum outcomes for applicants from different nationalities.
| Nationality | Total decisions | Grants | Denials | Grant rate | Denial rate | Distribution | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
India Sufficient sample | 173 | 149 | 24 | 86.1% | 13.9% | View details | |
Mexico Sufficient sample | 100 | 10 | 90 | 10.0% | 90.0% | View details | |
Guatemala Sufficient sample | 90 | 35 | 55 | 38.9% | 61.1% | View details | |
Spain Sufficient sample | 75 | 14 | 61 | 18.7% | 81.3% | View details | |
Honduras Sufficient sample | 37 | 7 | 30 | 18.9% | 81.1% | View details | |
Switzerland Sufficient sample | 33 | 25 | 8 | 75.8% | 24.2% | View details | |
Nepal Moderate sample | 26 | 18 | 8 | 69.2% | 30.8% | View details | |
Russia Moderate sample | 10 | 10 | 0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | View details | |
Eritrea Small sample | 8 | 7 | 1 | 87.5% | 12.5% | View details | |
Nicaragua Small sample | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80.0% | 20.0% | View details | |
Pakistan Small sample | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50.0% | 50.0% | View details | |
Central African Republic Small sample | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | View details | |
Ethiopia Small sample | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | View details | |
Kazakhstan Small sample | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.0% | 100.0% | View details | |
Kenya Small sample | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | View details | |
Ukraine Small sample | 3 | 2 | 1 | 66.7% | 33.3% | View details | |
Colombia Small sample | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 100.0% | View details | |
Egypt Small sample | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | View details | |
Moldova Small sample | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.0% | 50.0% | View details | |
Peru Small sample | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | View details |
Total decisions
173
Grants
149
Denials
24
Total decisions
100
Grants
10
Denials
90
Total decisions
90
Grants
35
Denials
55
Total decisions
75
Grants
14
Denials
61
Total decisions
37
Grants
7
Denials
30
Total decisions
33
Grants
25
Denials
8
Total decisions
26
Grants
18
Denials
8
Total decisions
10
Grants
10
Denials
0
Total decisions
8
Grants
7
Denials
1
Total decisions
5
Grants
4
Denials
1
Total decisions
4
Grants
2
Denials
2
Total decisions
3
Grants
3
Denials
0
Total decisions
3
Grants
3
Denials
0
Total decisions
3
Grants
0
Denials
3
Total decisions
3
Grants
3
Denials
0
Total decisions
3
Grants
2
Denials
1
Total decisions
2
Grants
0
Denials
2
Total decisions
2
Grants
2
Denials
0
Total decisions
2
Grants
1
Denials
1
Total decisions
2
Grants
2
Denials
0
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