What is Judge Amanda Jeannopoulos's background?
EOIR's notice says that Amanda Jeannopoulos was appointed in June 2020. Judge Jeannopoulos earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1999 from Mount Holyoke College and a Juris Doctor in 2005 from the Fordham University School of Law. From 2019 to 2020, she served as deputy chief counsel, Office of Chief Counsel (OCC), Office of the Principal Legal Advisor (OPLA), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in New York. From 2008 to 2019, she served as an assistant chief counsel, OCC, OPLA, ICE, DHS, in New York. From 2005 to 2008, she served as an assistant district attorney in the New York County District Attorney’s Office, in New York.
What does TRAC report about Judge Amanda Jeannopoulos'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 Amanda Jeannopoulos decided 577 asylum cases at New York Immigration Court and denied 56.7 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 Amanda Jeannopoulos 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 New York - Federal Plaza Immigration Court. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.