What is Judge Abby Meyer's background?
EOIR's notice says that Abby Meyer was appointed in October 2018. Judge Meyer earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2004 from Simpson College and a Juris Doctor in 2007 from the University of Nebraska College of Law. From 2010 to 2018, she served as an assistant chief counsel for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in Atlanta and in Omaha, Nebraska. From 2007 to 2010, she was an immigration services officer for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, DHS, in Fairfax, Virginia.
What does TRAC report about Judge Abby Meyer's asylum decisions?
TRAC, a research center that began at Syracuse University, reports that for FY 2021 - 2026 (data covers the first 9 months of fiscal year 2026), Judge Abby Meyer decided 1166 asylum cases at Omaha Immigration Court and denied 82.3 percent, based on its report of Aug 27, 2026. These are past figures for one court. They do not predict your case, which turns on your facts, evidence, nationality and representation, and TRAC cautions against simple comparisons between judges at different courts. Read the full report at TRAC, and talk to a lawyer about your own case.
What the official record establishes
The source lists the name Abby Meyer in 1 alphabetical row. The recorded title is Immigration Judge. The record is not an appointment history or an employment certification.
Dated court associations
EOIR’s court-specific tables associate this entry with Omaha Immigration Court. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.