What is Judge Cynthia Torg's background?
EOIR's notice says that Cynthia Torg was appointed in October 2018. Judge Torg earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1989 from the University of Virginia and a Juris Doctor in 1992 from the University of Virginia School of Law. From 1998 to 2018, she was a senior trial attorney for the Organized Crime and Gang Section, Criminal Division, Department of Justice (DOJ), in Washington, D.C. From 2004 to 2008, she was chief counsel, Human Smuggling and Trafficking Center, Criminal Division, DOJ, in Washington, D.C. From 1993 to 1998, she was an assistant commonwealth's attorney in Virginia Beach, Virginia. From 1992 to 1993, she clerked for the Honorable Tommy E. Miller, U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Virginia in Norfolk.
What does TRAC report about Judge Cynthia Torg'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 Cynthia Torg decided 297 asylum cases at Annandale Immigration Court and denied 82.2 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 Cynthia Torg 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 Annandale Immigration Court. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.