What is Judge Adam Panopoulos's background?
EOIR's notice says that Adam Panopoulos was appointed in December 2022. Judge Panopoulos earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2006 from the University of Pennsylvania and a Juris Doctor in 2010 from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. From 2014 to 2022, he served as an assistant chief counsel, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in New York City. From 2012 to 2014, he served as an assistant chief counsel, Harlingen suboffice, San Antonio, in Harlingen, Texas. From 2010 to 2012, he served as a judicial law clerk, and later as an attorney advisor, at the Atlanta Immigration Court entering on duty through the Attorney General’s Honors Program.
What does TRAC report about Judge Adam Panopoulos'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 Adam Panopoulos decided 316 asylum cases at Elizabeth Immigration Court and denied 79.1 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 Adam Panopoulos 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 Elizabeth Immigration Court. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.