What is Judge Anthony Maingot's background?
EOIR's notice says that Anthony Maingot was appointed in April 2017. Judge Maingot earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1981 from the University of Texas at Austin and a Juris Doctor in 1991 from The University of Miami School of Law. From September 2008 through March 2017, he served as an assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona, Tucson, Department of Justice. From 1997 to January 2017, he served as an assistant chief counsel for the Office of Chief Counsel, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security in Miami, Fla. From 1991 through 1997, he served as an assistant public defender in the Miami-Dade County Public Defender’s Office.
What does TRAC report about Judge Anthony Maingot'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 Anthony Maingot decided 240 asylum cases at Miami Immigration Court and denied 42.1 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 Anthony Maingot 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 Miami Immigration Court. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.