What is Judge Lakshmi Herman's background?
EOIR's notice says that Lakshmi Herman was appointed in March 2020. Judge Herman earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1992 from Pacific University and a Juris Doctor in 2000 from the University of Pennsylvania Law School. From 2008 to 2020, she served as an assistant U.S. attorney at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey, in Newark, New Jersey. From 2005 to 2008, she was a litigation associate with Dechert LLP, in New York. From 2000 to 2005, she was a litigation associate with Shearman & Sterling LLP, in New York.
What does TRAC report about Judge Lakshmi Herman'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 Lakshmi Herman decided 415 asylum cases at Miami Immigration Court and denied 76.9 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 Lakshmi Herman 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 Miami Immigration Court. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.