What is Judge Jason Braun's background?
EOIR's notice says that Jason Braun was appointed in February 2023. Judge Braun earned a Bachelor of Science in 2005 from Georgia State University and a Juris Doctor in 2008 from Antonin Scalia Law School. From 2015 to 2022, he was the director of legal services for Restoration Immigration Legal Aid in Arlington, Virginia. From 2014 to 2015, he was an associate attorney at Kelly & Crandall PLC, where his practice included representing juvenile noncitizens in Special Immigrant Juvenile cases. From 2005 to 2013, he was an associate attorney at Surovell Isaacs Petersen & Levy PLC in Fairfax.
What does TRAC report about Judge Jason Braun'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 Jason Braun decided 160 asylum cases at Annandale Immigration Court and denied 65.6 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 Jason Braun 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.