What is Judge Teresa L. Riley (CIJ)'s background?
EOIR's notice says that Teresa L. Riley (CIJ) was appointed in May 2019. Judge Riley earned a Bachelor of Science in 1997 from the University of Akron, and a Juris Doctor in 2002 from the University of Akron School of Law. Judge Uddin earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1996 from Rice University and a Juris Doctor in 2000 from The University of Texas School of Law. From 2009 to 2019, she served as an assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of Ohio, Department of Justice, in both the Cleveland and Akron offices finishing her service as the Attorney-in-Charge, Criminal Division, of the Akron Branch Office. From 2008 to 2009, she served as an assistant prosecuting attorney for the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office in Cleveland, Ohio. From 2003 to 2008, she served as the senior law clerk in the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. From 1999 to 2003, she served as a law clerk and judicial attorney for Judge John R. Adams in the Court of Common Pleas in Summit County, Ohio.
What does TRAC report about Judge Teresa L. Riley (CIJ)'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 Teresa L. Riley (CIJ) decided 515 asylum cases at Cleveland Immigration Court and denied 80.4 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 Teresa L. Riley (CIJ) 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 Cleveland Immigration Court. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.