What is Judge Matthew Gordon's background?
EOIR's notice says that Matthew Gordon was appointed in March 2022. Judge Gordon earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2002 from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a Juris Doctor in 2006 from the University of Miami School of Law. From 2019 to 2022, he served as the Counsel for Immigration Programs, Office of the Solicitor, Department of Labor, in the District of Columbia. From 2016 to 2019, he served as a Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of the Principal Legal Advisor (OPLA), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in Arlington, Virginia. During that time, in 2017, he served as an Acting Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of the Director, ICE, DHS, in the District of Columbia. From 2009 to 2016, he served as an Associate Legal Advisor, Enforcement and Litigation, OPLA, ICE, DHS, in the District of Columbia.
What does TRAC report about Judge Matthew Gordon'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 Matthew Gordon decided 424 asylum cases at Sterling Immigration Court and denied 60.4 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 Matthew Gordon 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 Sterling Immigration Court. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.