What is Judge Jennifer Piateski's background?
EOIR's notice says that Jennifer Piateski was appointed in December 2021. Judge Piateski earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2000 from the University of Maryland, College Park, and a Juris Doctor in 2004 from the University of Baltimore. In 2021, she served as the Acting Freedom of Information Act Officer and Associate Center Director, National Records Center, Immigration Records and Identity Services Directorate, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in Lee’s Summit, Missouri. From 2020 to 2021, she served as the Acting Deputy Chief of Staff, USCIS, DHS, in the District of Columbia and Camp Springs, Maryland. From 2016 to 2020, she served as Associate Counsel for Bar Discipline, Office of the Chief Counsel, USCIS, DHS, in the District of Columbia. From 2007 to 2016, she served as an Assistant Chief Counsel, Office of the Principal Legal Advisor (OPLA), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), DHS, in Baltimore.
What does TRAC report about Judge Jennifer Piateski'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 Jennifer Piateski decided 317 asylum cases at Sterling Immigration Court and denied 75.1 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 Jennifer Piateski 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 Richmond Immigration Adjudication Center. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.