What is Judge Mary C. Baumgarten's background?
EOIR's notice says that Mary C. Baumgarten was appointed in March 2019. Judge Baumgarten earned a Bachelor of Science in 1985 from the University of Notre Dame and a Juris Doctor in 1989 from the State University of New York at Buffalo Law School. From 1989 to 1995, Judge Baumgarten served as an associate at Nixon Hargrave Devaus & Doyle. From 1995 to 2002, she served as an assistant attorney general for the New York State Office of the Attorney General. From 2002 to 2004, she served as a law clerk under the Honorable William M. Skretny, U.S. District Court, Western District of New York. From 2004 to 2007, she served as a confidential law clerk for the Honorable Erin M. Peradotto, Appellate Division, 4th Department.
What does TRAC report about Judge Mary C. Baumgarten'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 Mary C. Baumgarten decided 702 asylum cases at Buffalo Immigration Court and denied 80.9 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 Mary C. Baumgarten 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 Buffalo Immigration Court. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.