What is Judge Kuyomars Golparvar's background?
EOIR's notice says that Kuyomars Golparvar was appointed in April 2016. Judge Golparvar received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1998 from The George Washington University and a Juris Doctor in 2002 from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. From 2004 through April 2016, Judge Golparvar served in various capacities, including: division chief, section chief, senior advisor to the principal legal advisor, deputy chief counsel, and assistant chief counsel for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security. From 2003 through 2004, Judge Golparvar was an associate attorney for Deasy & Whitehill PC, in Pittsburgh. In 2013, Judge Golparvar joined the faculty at The George Washington University Law School where he serves as an adjunct professor. Judge Golparvar is a member of the District of Columbia and Pennsylvania Bars.
What does TRAC report about Judge Kuyomars Golparvar'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 Kuyomars Golparvar decided 916 asylum cases at Baltimore Immigration Court and denied 84.8 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 Kuyomars Golparvar in 1 alphabetical row. The recorded title is Assistant Chief 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 Baltimore Immigration Court; Hyattsville Immigration Court. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.