Immigration judge

David Kim

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Public EOIR asylum decision statistics

Status
active
Data source
EOIR Case Data

Grant rate

84.3%

404 / 479

Total decisions

479

Merits decision sample in current public statistics

Grant rate

84.3%

Grants: 404

Denial rate

15.7%

Denials: 75

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.

David K. S. Kim was appointed as an Immigration Judge to begin hearing cases in October 2022. Judge Kim earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1990 from Emory University, a Master of Public Administration in 1997 from West Virginia University, and a Juris Doctor in 2001 from Brooklyn Law School. From 2011 to 2022, he was in private practice as the Founder and Principal Attorney of the Law Office of David K. S. Kim PC, in Flushing, NY, where his practice was exclusively devoted to immigration and nationality law. From 2006 to 2011, he was a senior associate at Bretz & Coven, LLP in New York City. From 2003 to 2006, he was an associate at Kurzban, Kurzban, Weinger, and Tetzeli P.A. in Miami. From 2001 to 2003, he served as a staff attorney law clerk for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Judge Kim is a member of the New York State Bar.

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Source: TRAC Judge Report · View original report

Outcome distribution

Grants404 / 479
Denials75 / 479
Other relief0 / 479

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Switzerland

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Total decisions

151

Grants

142

Denials

9

Grant rate: 94.0%Denial rate: 6.0%

India

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Total decisions

89

Grants

65

Denials

24

Grant rate: 73.0%Denial rate: 27.0%

Bulgaria

Sufficient sample
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Total decisions

35

Grants

32

Denials

3

Grant rate: 91.4%Denial rate: 8.6%

Russia

Sufficient sample
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Total decisions

35

Grants

35

Denials

0

Grant rate: 100.0%Denial rate: 0.0%

Nepal

Sufficient sample
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Total decisions

30

Grants

27

Denials

3

Grant rate: 90.0%Denial rate: 10.0%

Ecuador

Moderate sample
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Total decisions

14

Grants

5

Denials

9

Grant rate: 35.7%Denial rate: 64.3%

Spain

Moderate sample
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Total decisions

12

Grants

7

Denials

5

Grant rate: 58.3%Denial rate: 41.7%

Honduras

Small sample
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Total decisions

9

Grants

8

Denials

1

Grant rate: 88.9%Denial rate: 11.1%

Georgia

Small sample
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Total decisions

8

Grants

6

Denials

2

Grant rate: 75.0%Denial rate: 25.0%

Former Countries

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Total decisions

7

Grants

7

Denials

0

Grant rate: 100.0%Denial rate: 0.0%

Guinea

Small sample
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Total decisions

7

Grants

7

Denials

0

Grant rate: 100.0%Denial rate: 0.0%

Turkiye

Small sample
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Total decisions

7

Grants

7

Denials

0

Grant rate: 100.0%Denial rate: 0.0%

Colombia

Small sample
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Total decisions

6

Grants

6

Denials

0

Grant rate: 100.0%Denial rate: 0.0%

Venezuela

Small sample
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Total decisions

6

Grants

5

Denials

1

Grant rate: 83.3%Denial rate: 16.7%

Bolivia

Small sample
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Total decisions

5

Grants

5

Denials

0

Grant rate: 100.0%Denial rate: 0.0%

Guatemala

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

5

Grants

3

Denials

2

Grant rate: 60.0%Denial rate: 40.0%

Ukraine

Small sample
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Total decisions

5

Grants

5

Denials

0

Grant rate: 100.0%Denial rate: 0.0%

Uzbekistan

Small sample
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Total decisions

5

Grants

4

Denials

1

Grant rate: 80.0%Denial rate: 20.0%

Mauritania

Small sample
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Total decisions

4

Grants

1

Denials

3

Grant rate: 25.0%Denial rate: 75.0%

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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