What is Judge Carrie Johnson-Papillo's background?
EOIR's notice says that Carrie Johnson-Papillo was appointed in March 2019. Judge Johnson-Papillo earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2000 from Fairfield University and a Juris Doctor in 2003 from Washington University School of law in Saint Louis. She will oversee the Elizabeth and Newark immigration courts. From 2008 to 2018, she served as a deputy chief counsel with the Office of Chief Counsel (OCC), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in New York. From 2005 to 2008, she served as the deputy chief in the Knowledge Management Division, Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, ICE, DHS, in Washington D.C. From 2003 to 2005, she served as an assistant chief counsel, OCC, ICE, DHS, first in Newark and later in New York.
What does TRAC report about Judge Carrie Johnson-Papillo'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 Carrie Johnson-Papillo decided 1096 asylum cases at New York Immigration Court and denied 75.0 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 Carrie Johnson-Papillo 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.