What is Judge Yul-mi Cho's background?
EOIR's notice says that Yul-mi Cho was appointed in May 2023. Judge Cho earned a combined Bachelor of Arts/Master of Arts in 2001 from Boston University and a Juris Doctor in 2009 from Roger Williams University School of Law. From 2018 to 2023, she served as an assistant chief counsel, Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in Boston. From 2010 to 2018, she served as an assistant district attorney with the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office in Fall River, Massachusetts.
What does TRAC report about Judge Yul-mi Cho'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 Yul-mi Cho decided 259 asylum cases at Chelmsford Immigration Court and denied 70.3 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 Yul-mi Cho 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 Chelmsford Immigration Court. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.