Immigration judge
Richard Zanfardino
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- Status
- active
- Data source
- TRAC Immigration Judge Reports
Grant rate
25.2%
91 / 361
Total decisions
361
Merits decision sample in current public statistics
Grant rate
25.2%
Grants: 91
Denial rate
72.6%
Denials: 262
Other relief rate
2.2%
Other relief: 8
Judge profile
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Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch appointed Richard Zanfardino to begin hearing cases in September 2016. Judge Zanfardino earned both a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1989 and a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1990 from North Carolina State University, and a Juris Doctor in 1996 from the Columbus School of Law, Catholic University of America. From 2006 to September 2016, he served as a trial attorney for the Office of Immigration Litigation, Department of Justice (DOJ). From 1997 through 2006, he served as an attorney advisor for the Board of Immigration Appeals, Executive Office for Immigration Review, DOJ. From 2003 through 2004, he served as a special assistant U.S. attorney for the U.S. Attorney’s Office, DOJ, in Washington, D.C. Judge Zanfardino is a member of the District of Columbia Bar.
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