What is Judge Tiesha Peal's background?
EOIR's notice says that Tiesha Peal was appointed in October 2022. Judge Peal earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1999 from Syracuse University and Juris Doctor in 2004 from Rutgers-Newark School of Law. From 2016 to 2022, she served as an assistant district attorney at the Bronx District Attorney’s Office. From 2014 to2016, she was a staff attorney at District Council 37 Municipal Employees Legal Services. From 2006 to 2014, she was a staff attorney at Essex-Newark Legal Services.
What does TRAC report about Judge Tiesha Peal'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 Tiesha Peal decided 1277 asylum cases at New York Immigration Court and denied 78.6 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 Tiesha Peal 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 New York - Federal Plaza Immigration Court. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.