What is Judge Pallavi Shirole's background?
EOIR's notice says that Pallavi Shirole was appointed in October 2019. Judge Shirole earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2006 from the University of Maryland, College Park, and a Juris Doctor in 2009 from University of Baltimore School of Law. Judge Simmons earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1985 from the University of Texas, a Juris Doctor in 1989 from Baylor University School of Law, and a Master of Laws in 1996 from the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School. From 2017 to 2019, she served as an associate legal advisor for the National Security Law Section, Office of the Principal Legal Advisor (OPLA), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in the District of Columbia. From 2016 to 2017, she served as an assistant chief counsel, Office of the Chief Counsel, OPLA, ICE, DHS, in Portland, Oregon. From 2015 to 2017, she directed the Law & Leadership Program at Frederick Douglass High School, in Baltimore. From 2010 to 2015, she served as an assistant state’s attorney for the Office of the State’s Attorney, in Baltimore.
What does TRAC report about Judge Pallavi Shirole'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 Pallavi Shirole decided 358 asylum cases at Baltimore Immigration Court and denied 58.4 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 Pallavi Shirole 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 Baltimore Immigration Court. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.