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From FY2021 to FY2025, 40 of 152 asylum grant-or-denial records under judge code RDC at Orlando were grants (26.32%) and 112 were denials (73.68%). In the same years, the court recorded 27.76% and the national figure was 37.33%. EOIR data through 2026-08-31; past records do not predict an individual case.

Recorded grant share · Orlando · ORL

Grants 40 · Denials 112 · N 152
95% interval: 19.96%–33.84%

Judge code RDC
26.32%N 152
Orlando
27.76%N 5,345
United States · all courts
37.33%N 367,995

Among comparable judge codes at this court

19 judge codes at this court have 100 or more grant-or-denial records in FY2021–FY2025. Their recorded grant shares range from 0.79% to 43.01%; the median is 27.98%.

Compare judges at this court

FY2026 so far
3.23%279 records through 2026-08-31 · court: 5.09%
Record coverage
4 courts with recordsFY2001–FY2026 · 14 court-years · Courts are not pooled
Hearing dates on calendar
10,522 master · 1,759 individualOrlando · proceedings with hearing dates, 2026-09–2029-08Hearing schedule
Data through
2026-08-31EOIR records · official listing: Orlando, checked 2026-09-16Data and sources

Historical outcomes by court

Each row is a fiscal year at the court stored on the dated record. Courts are not pooled; an official listing never moves old results to a new court. Small groups remain visible and are labeled.

Judge figures group saved asylum outcomes by the judge code on each EOIR proceeding. The code identifies the assigned judge; these records do not verify who personally made every application decision. How judge figures work

Recorded grant share by fiscal year at Orlando

0%25%50%75%100%FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY20260.00%0.00%60.00%26.92%24.79%3.23%20.31%13.31%8.50%20.46%38.95%31.18%42.16%37.68%16.55%5.09%37.13%46.12%47.28%43.52%23.13%
  • Judge code RDC
  • Orlando
  • United States · all courts
National figures are published for FY2021–FY2025. A broken ring marks a value from fewer than 100 records.
Recorded grant and denial outcomes · EOIR dated records
Completion FYRecorded grant shareTotal (N)Grant recordsDenial records95% interval
Orlando · ORLExplore this court's full context
FY2026Partial year3.23%27992701.71%–6.02%
FY202524.79%121309117.95%–33.18%
FY202426.92%Small sample2671913.70%–46.08%
FY202360.00%Small sample53223.07%–88.24%
FY20190.00%Small sample1010.00%–79.35%
FY20170.00%Small sample2020.00%–65.76%
FY20130.00%Small sample1010.00%–79.35%
FY20120.00%Small sample2020.00%–65.76%
FY20100.00%Small sample1010.00%–79.35%
FY20010.00%Small sample2020.00%–65.76%
Boston · BOSExplore this court's full context
FY202442.86%Small sample73415.82%–74.95%
FY202342.31%130557534.16%–50.90%
Chicago · CHIExplore this court's full context
FY20240.00%Small sample303<0.01%–56.15%
Newark · NEWExplore this court's full context
FY20210.00%Small sample1010.00%–79.35%

Small sample: fewer than 100 grant or denial records. This share can swing widely.

These records do not predict an individual result or measure judge quality. A person may have more than one proceeding.

Source cutoff: 2026-08-31 · eoir-2026-08-judge-records-v2 · Source files and checks · Attribution details

Historical grant and denial records by nationality

Nationality groups count grant and denial proceedings in FY2021–FY2025, not people.

The dated results have a different coverage period and do not contain individual nationality. Small groups can change sharply.

Recorded judge × court × nationality · FY2021–FY2025 and each fiscal year
Recorded nationalityFY2021–FY2025 · pooledTotal (N)Court · same nationalityFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Orlando
Venezuela20.69%Small sample2955.49% · N 1,1394 / 252 / 4———
Honduras8.33%Small sample247.50% · N 7730 / 170 / 42 / 3——
Colombia45.45%Small sample228.36% · N 53810 / 21—0 / 1——
Cuba36.84%Small sample1937.64% · N 4576 / 150 / 31 / 1——
Guatemala0.00%Small sample144.96% · N 3830 / 110 / 3———
Russia58.33%Small sample1282.98% · N 1886 / 101 / 2———
Mexico42.86%Small sample75.38% · N 2791 / 52 / 2———
Haiti0.00%Small sample56.40% · N 1250 / 20 / 3———
Nicaragua0.00%Small sample529.22% · N 3320 / 40 / 1———
Brazil0.00%Small sample40.98% · N 3060 / 20 / 2———
Ukraine66.67%Small sample386.96% · N 230 / 12 / 2———
Afghanistan0.00%Small sample277.78% · N 90 / 2————
Cameroon100.00%Small sample166.67% · N 121 / 1————
Ecuador0.00%Small sample110.71% · N 560 / 1————
India100.00%Small sample125.00% · N 241 / 1————
Iraq0.00%Small sample188.89% · N 90 / 1————
Jamaica100.00%Small sample19.68% · N 311 / 1————
Vietnam0.00%Small sample10.00% · N 140 / 1————
Boston · BOS
Brazil25.29%Small sample8729.17% · N 5,653—0 / 222 / 85——
Colombia71.43%Small sample1438.19% · N 432——10 / 14——
Dominican Republic66.67%Small sample939.67% · N 121——6 / 9——
Ecuador87.50%Small sample855.73% · N 811—3 / 34 / 5——
Angola57.14%Small sample776.88% · N 372—0 / 24 / 5——
Guatemala50.00%Small sample455.08% · N 1,643——2 / 4——
El Salvador100.00%Small sample361.11% · N 1,296——3 / 3——
Honduras100.00%Small sample258.42% · N 695——2 / 2——
Peru100.00%Small sample244.94% · N 89——2 / 2——
Ghana0.00%Small sample162.50% · N 16——0 / 1——
Chicago
Venezuela0.00%Small sample367.17% · N 1,182—0 / 3———
Newark
Colombia0.00%Small sample117.65% · N 793————0 / 1

Small sample: fewer than 100 grant or denial records. This share can swing widely. Each fiscal year shows grants / N; — means no grant or denial record that year.

Judge means the code saved on the proceeding, not independently verified decision authorship. Flags are visual aids for mapped source categories; historical, unknown and non-geographic categories remain text-only.

EOIR CASE nationality aggregates · eoir-2026-08-nationality-complete-v1 · Download complete counts

Hearing schedule

One proceeding record is not necessarily a separate hearing session.

Orlando · ORL · All proceedings · 2026-09–2029-08

Asylum-associated records are a subset of All proceedings.

Schedule display range: 2026-09–2029-08 (36 months)

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Same count scale for both hearing types. Browse horizontally to see all 36 months.

Proceedings

Master Calendar Hearings

Individual / Merits Hearings

Months with no retained records show 0.

Monthly counts are available for all recorded courts below.

Boston · BOS

Retained: 0Excluded: 0Unable to confirm: 0Source files and checks

Orlando · ORL

Monthly counts

Richard Cato · RDC · Orlando · ORL · 2026-09–2029-08 · All proceedings · Asylum-associated proceedings · Proceedings with recorded hearing dates · EOIR · 2026-08 edition
MonthAll proceedings · Master proceedingsAll proceedings · Individual proceedingsAsylum-associated proceedings · Master proceedingsAsylum-associated proceedings · Individual proceedings
2026-096209140983
2026-107605951553
2026-114675230446
2026-126454243939
2027-015755140037
2027-024574332240
2027-034026829358
2027-042765417347
2027-052545714650
2027-062975317652
2027-072685720456
2027-084066023454
2027-093617522274
2027-103265318950
2027-112964920742
2027-122604717544
2028-013036319754
2028-023624621642
2028-033618120076
2028-043465422250
2028-053587520769
2028-064376326458
2028-072206115557
2028-083048622069
2028-09133828373
2028-101366810558
2028-111606710560
2028-12116599456
2029-01139419337
2029-0221021332
2029-0326701740
2029-040000
2029-050000
2029-060000
2029-070000
2029-080000

Retained: 12,281Excluded: 2,251Unable to confirm: 10Source files and checks

Dated result records

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All eight saved result categories · same filters as the result list
Historical record courtFiscal yearGrantedDeniedRecorded as abandonedRecorded as withdrawnRecorded as not adjudicatedRecorded as administratively closedOther recorded categoriesNo application result recordedTotal records

Each row totals its eight categories using the current filters. Fiscal years run from 10-01 through 09-30.

One row per eligible proceeding · latest completion date first
Proceeding completion dateHistorical record courtSaved application result

Counts use stored proceeding completion dates and judge codes. Later source releases may revise earlier records.

Source cutoff: 2026-08-31 · eoir-2026-08-judge-records-v2 · Source files and checks

Recorded BIA appeals associated with this judge code

These records are linked to proceedings carrying this EOIR judge code in the 2026-08 source snapshot. The data do not establish that the coded judge personally issued the decision under BIA review.

Historical decision FY2021–FY2025 pooled · respondent-filed appeals (A)

This judge code has an unresolved identity or name association. Its BIA row is unavailable; this is not a zero count.

About these records

Questions about these records

Is this the judge’s asylum approval or denial rate?

It is the recorded grant share: of 152 asylum grant-or-denial records under judge code RDC at Orlando in FY2021–FY2025, 40 were grants (26.32%) and 112 were denials (73.68%).

Withdrawals, abandonment, administrative closure and other outcomes are outside this denominator. The judge code identifies the assigned judge; it does not prove who decided each application.

Why do other websites show a different number?

Publications count different things. This page counts asylum applications that ended in a grant or a denial in EOIR’s public CASE data, by fiscal year, at the court stored on each proceeding, and never pools courts.

Other reports may count other relief, such as withholding of removal or protection under the Convention Against Torture, count decisions rather than proceedings, combine courts or use other years. Compare the period, the population and N before comparing percentages.

Why are courts listed separately?

Each record keeps the court stored on its proceeding. This judge code has grant or denial records at 4 courts. They are shown separately and never pooled, and the official listing does not move older records to a new court.

Why is FY2026 marked as a partial year?

Fiscal year 2026 runs from 2025-10-01 to 2026-09-30, and the source data end on 2026-08-31. FY2026 figures cover only part of the year, so they are not compared with complete years.

What does a small sample mean here?

When fewer than 100 grant or denial records stand behind a share, one or two decisions can move it by several percentage points. Such figures are marked † or labeled as a small sample, and the 95% interval shows how wide the uncertainty is.

Where does this judge hear cases now?

EOIR’s official hearing directory, checked 2026-09-16, lists this name at Orlando.

Under this judge code, the 2026-08 EOIR edition records hearing dates from 2026-09 to 2029-08 at Orlando: 10,522 master and 1,759 individual proceedings.

A listing or a scheduled date does not establish a sole duty station.

Can these numbers predict my case?

No. They describe past records under a judge code. The outcome of a case depends on its own facts, evidence and law. For advice about your case, talk to a qualified lawyer or accredited representative.

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Data and sources

Source cutoff: · eoir-2026-08-judge-source-coverage-v1

Dated asylum records and recorded grants or denials are available by court and fiscal year.

Result record coverage

22,626Associated proceeding records
12,513Proceedings linked to asylum applications
3,879Eligible dated asylum records
581Dated grant or denial records

All courts and all stored dates in this source edition. These coverage counts do not change with the result-list filters.

Historical record courts
12
Earliest recorded completion FY
FY2000
Latest recorded completion FY
FY2026 · Partial year
Why some source records are outside the dated results
  • 8,629 eligible asylum records have no completion date.
  • 9,640 eligible asylum records have no application result; 1,044 of them appear in the dated list. 8,596 records lack both a usable completion date and an application result. The missing-date and missing-result counts overlap.
  • 5 asylum-linked proceedings have conflicting saved application results.

A blank date or result does not establish a pending case, an undecided application, or the absence of a decision. Missing dates are not assigned to an assumed fiscal year.

All eligible dated result categories are included through the source cutoff, without aggregate suppression filters.

Source cutoff: 2026-08-31 · FY2026 is incomplete. Earlier stored dates may predate a judge’s appointment because assignment and saved completion date describe different events.

Nationality and representation selections do not filter this list. Case identifiers and personal attributes are not included.

Available historical coverage

Source coverage includes all normalized dated records for this identity. It is not verified decision authorship or a complete case history.

Coverage counting rules

Counts describe stored proceedings associated with the judge code, not unique cases, people, or verified decision authorship. Asylum applications are combined per proceeding using the same joins and conflict rules as the dated list.

12,508 asylum-linked proceedings meet the proceeding-type, case-link and result-consistency rules. These eligible records split into missing dates, invalid dates, dates after the cutoff, and dated records through the cutoff.

The dated list includes all saved result categories, including a blank result. Grant share uses only dated grants divided by dated grants plus denials; other categories are excluded.

These are saved results on proceedings assigned to the selected judge in EOIR data, not independently verified decision authorship. The application result has no separate decision timestamp. Completion dates may reflect a different event or later edits.

Each row represents one eligible proceeding after duplicate application rows are combined. Identical dates and results can appear multiple times. A person may have multiple proceedings. Within-day order does not indicate the sequence of decisions.

The public timeline includes all eight saved result categories and all stored completion years through the source cutoff. Conflicting application outcomes and inconsistent case joins remain excluded. Complete records can reconstruct counts hidden in legacy aggregate tables; those tables no longer provide a non-reconstruction guarantee.

Coverage countsSource files and checks

Official court listing

Directory checked: EOIR hearing directory

On the checked official listing

An official listing may include supervisory or multiple-court assignments; it does not establish a sole duty station.

Hearing schedule sources

Schedule filtering and source checks

The 2026-08 EOIR edition is grouped using a source cutoff of 2026-08-31. Counts describe proceeding records with retained future hearing dates, grouped by the judge and court codes stored on each schedule record. Records with a handling reason and other excluded records are kept outside the counts; records that cannot be confirmed are listed separately. All proceedings includes the reliably identified asylum-associated subset.

Later recorded hearing dates are included in the source coverage summary.

All proceedings · future hearing dates through 2036-08-31

These source coverage counts include all proceedings and do not change with the proceedings filter above.

Boston · BOS

Retained: 0Excluded: 0Unable to confirm: 0

Raw Master and Individual records
0
Unconfirmed proportion
Not calculable
Historical schedule records
8,907
Other schedule types
139
Reliable asylum association
6,846
No identifiable asylum association
2,061

Orlando

Retained: 12,281Excluded: 2,251Unable to confirm: 10

Raw Master and Individual records
14,542
Unconfirmed proportion
0.07%
Recorded handling reason
2,250
Recorded proceeding completion
1
Multiple future records without a handling reason
10
Historical schedule records
19,950
Future schedule records
14,555
Other schedule types
254
Reliable asylum association
21,472
No identifiable asylum association
13,032
Unlinked asylum records
1
Schedule and proceeding judge codes differ
1
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Source files, versions and checks
Source files and checks · Attribution details

BIA appeal sources

BIA scope and counting rules

These are historical pooled counts, not a judge score or a current pattern. This product has no annual judge-code breakdown. DIS does not prove this judge was affirmed; REM is not an asylum grant; SUS is not a final asylum outcome.

Recorded BIA disposition patterns can change over time. These FY2021–FY2025 counts are not a permanent characteristic of this judge code. Changes may coincide with law, policy, administration, BIA composition, case mix or backlog; these descriptive data do not establish a cause.

All-party source coverage is separate from the respondent-filed table. National parent appeal events: 119,252 · Linked to a stored judge code: 119,155.

Respondent-filed source events: 109,995 · Linked to a stored judge code: 109,915 · Published respondent-filed events: 67,156 · Respondent-filed events with identity limitations: 42,759.

Judge code: RDC · Stored source field: B_TblProceeding.IJ_CODE · Population: bia-decided-stored-judge-chronology-clean-1.

Disposition date basis: tblAppeal.datBIADecision · Historical period: 2020-10-01–2025-09-30 · Source cutoff: 2026-08-31.

The stored code is an association in the snapshot, not proof of decision authorship or assignment when the original decision was issued. Today’s judge directory and court listing describe current context only.

Download certified judge-code BIA aggregates · Companion manifest · Read disclosure certificate · Methods

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Source versions and checks

Coverage and source versions are listed separately from publication, acquisition and later checks. A check does not extend the records beyond their cutoff.

EOIR public CASE data

Used on this page: Dated results, historical outcomes and saved hearing schedules

Historical result coverageFY2000–FY2026 · Partial year: FY2026

Source edition2026-08

Source snapshot cutoff

The first and last available fiscal years bound this range; intervening years may have no records. Saved hearing dates and BIA disposition periods have separate coverage.

Official FOIA libraryOriginal CASE ZIP · about 4.55 GBEOIR code keyEdition details and fingerprint

Standard comparison periodFY2021–FY2025

Source obtained or reviewed for this edition

Official source recheck ·

Source reachable at the last check; its contents have not been compared with this edition yet

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