What is Judge Thanos Kanellakos's background?
EOIR's notice says that Thanos Kanellakos was appointed in October 2021. Judge Kanellakos earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1985 from Loyola College of Maryland and a Juris Doctor in 1989 from the University of Baltimore School of Law. From 2004 to 2021, he was in solo practice in York, Pennsylvania, concentrating in immigration and nationality law. From 1990 to 2003, he was in solo practice in Baltimore, concentrating in immigration and nationality law and criminal defense. From 1992 to 2003, he was a Panel Attorney of the Criminal Justice Act Defense Panel of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. From 1990 to 1992, he served as an Assistant Part-Time Attorney for the Office of the Public Defender for Baltimore County, Maryland.
What does TRAC report about Judge Thanos Kanellakos'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 Thanos Kanellakos decided 582 asylum cases at Hyattsville Immigration Court and denied 67.7 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 Thanos Kanellakos 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 Hyattsville Immigration Court. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.