Immigration court
Seattle, WA Immigration Court
16 judges · WA
EOIR data through Oct 1, 2026 · updated monthly
- 14,884
- Granted
- 59,028
- Denied
- 16
- Judges
Distribution
How this court's judges compare
At Seattle, WA, 16 judges range from 4.8% to 41.0%.
Each judge's all-time EOIR decided outcomes across every court they have served in: granted ÷ (granted + denied). Judges now based at this court with at least 100 decided cases. A historical pattern — not a prediction for any case.
Recent decisions (Oct 2024 – Sep 2026): Seattle, WA Immigration Court granted asylum in 6.4% of 17,805 decided cases. That is lower than the court's all-time rate of 20.1% (73,912 decided cases). Over the same months, the national rate was 5.0%.
What people ask about Seattle, WA Immigration Court
These are the questions people asked most about this court from Apr 2026 to Oct 2026. The answers come from EOIR immigration court data.
What is the asylum grant rate at Seattle, WA Immigration Court?
In Oct 2024 – Sep 2026, the court granted asylum in 6.4% of 17,805 decided cases (grants plus denials). Across all years in EOIR data, it granted 20.1% of 73,912 decided cases. Over the same recent months, the national rate was 5.0%.
Which judges at Seattle, WA Immigration Court grant asylum most often?
Among the 11 judges at this court with at least 25 decided asylum cases in Oct 2024 – Sep 2026, the highest grant rates were: Susana Reyes, 25.3% of 625 decided; Robert B.C. Mcseveney, 13.1% of 1,308 decided; and Hayden E. Windrow, 11.0% of 2,587 decided. The median judge among them granted 5.4%.
How long is the wait from the first hearing to the individual hearing at Seattle, WA Immigration Court?
For cases at this court whose first individual hearing was held in Oct 2025 – Sep 2026, the median time from the first master calendar hearing to that individual hearing was about 23 months. Cases still waiting for an individual hearing are not counted, so this is a floor, not an estimate for any one case.
How to Interpret This Court's Data
Court-level statistics aggregate the judges and cases assigned to the Seattle, WA Immigration Court, so the court average can differ sharply from any one judge's profile.
High-volume judge profiles at this court include Josephson, Kenneth (41,587 total cases), Parchert, Brett M. (13,622 total cases), and Kandler, Edward R. (13,413 total cases). The largest nationality groups shown for this court (fiscal years 2020–2026) include Mexico (9,181 decided, 9.4% grant rate), Guatemala (4,116 decided, 7.9% grant rate), and Honduras (3,048 decided, 7.3% grant rate).
Asylum grant rate is calculated as granted / (granted + denied). Procedural outcomes are separated so users can distinguish merits decisions from docket-management outcomes.
This page uses public EOIR records last updated 2026-10-01. The data is informational and should not be treated as legal advice or a prediction for any individual case.
Read how EOIR data works or learn how to compare asylum approval rates.
Areas Served by This Court
Based on the official EOIR ZIP-code assignment, the Seattle, WA Immigration Court is the assigned filing location for 593 ZIP codes. Main cities by state:
WA — Seattle, Tacoma, Spokane, Olympia, Bellevue, Bremerton, Everett, Puyallup, Renton, Kent, Yakima, Auburn, Bellingham, Bothell, Gig Harbor and 446 more cities
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Judges at This Court
| Judge | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josephson, Kenneth | 19.3% | 5,757 | 24,049 | 29,806 |
| Parchert, Brett M. | 23.9% | 2,436 | 7,776 | 10,212 |
| Kandler, Edward R. | 24.5% | 2,313 | 7,121 | 9,434 |
| Nail, William F., JR. | 20.2% | 2,052 | 8,124 | 10,176 |
| Defonzo, Paul | 34.3% | 2,639 | 5,065 | 7,704 |
| Scala, Theresa | 9.4% | 673 | 6,465 | 7,138 |
| Mcseveney, Robert B.C. | 20.9% | 1,140 | 4,321 | 5,461 |
| Johnson, Shane E. | 11.5% | 511 | 3,935 | 4,446 |
| Sogabe, Kenneth | 10.6% | 438 | 3,701 | 4,139 |
| Evans, David W. | 14.4% | 574 | 3,423 | 3,997 |
| Windrow, Hayden E. | 18.5% | 717 | 3,161 | 3,878 |
| Tisocco, Michael | 5.5% | 198 | 3,389 | 3,587 |
| Sloan, Andrea | 41.0% | 736 | 1,059 | 1,795 |
| Reyes, Susana | 25.8% | 306 | 880 | 1,186 |
| Rosen, Joshua | 4.8% | 21 | 418 | 439 |
| Nishiyama, Drew T. | 5.4% | 11 | 191 | 202 |
Approval Rate by Nationality
Fiscal years 2020–2026 (Oct 2019 – Sep 2026).
| Nationality | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 9.4% | 859 | 8,322 | 9,181 |
| Guatemala | 7.9% | 325 | 3,791 | 4,116 |
| Honduras | 7.3% | 224 | 2,824 | 3,048 |
| Colombia | 6.0% | 127 | 1,976 | 2,103 |
| Venezuela | 6.8% | 143 | 1,954 | 2,097 |
| El Salvador | 17.1% | 288 | 1,393 | 1,681 |
| Nicaragua | 9.8% | 137 | 1,256 | 1,393 |
| Brazil | 5.0% | 63 | 1,187 | 1,250 |
| Russia | 66.8% | 635 | 316 | 951 |
| Peru | 6.9% | 56 | 752 | 808 |
| India | 26.3% | 167 | 468 | 635 |
| Ecuador | 4.4% | 15 | 327 | 342 |
| Afghanistan | 22.4% | 68 | 235 | 303 |
| Angola | 45.5% | 137 | 164 | 301 |
| Ukraine | 65.2% | 187 | 100 | 287 |
| China | 45.5% | 121 | 145 | 266 |
| Somalia | 27.5% | 65 | 171 | 236 |
| Romania | 7.7% | 15 | 180 | 195 |
| Kenya | 34.5% | 59 | 112 | 171 |
| Eritrea | 67.7% | 84 | 40 | 124 |
| Ethiopia | 64.5% | 71 | 39 | 110 |
| Cuba | 27.7% | 26 | 68 | 94 |
| Haiti | 8.0% | 7 | 80 | 87 |
| Senegal | 10.6% | 9 | 76 | 85 |
| Moldavia (Moldova) | 39.8% | 33 | 50 | 83 |
| Belarus | 81.8% | 63 | 14 | 77 |
| Turkey | 35.6% | 26 | 47 | 73 |
| Vietnam | 41.8% | 28 | 39 | 67 |
| Democratic Republic Of Congo | 41.9% | 26 | 36 | 62 |
| Bolivia | 7.1% | 4 | 52 | 56 |
| Ghana | 37.0% | 20 | 34 | 54 |
| Guinea | 20.8% | 11 | 42 | 53 |
| Pakistan | 63.3% | 31 | 18 | 49 |
| Iran | 65.3% | 32 | 17 | 49 |
| Canada | 8.7% | 4 | 42 | 46 |
| Congo | 47.7% | 21 | 23 | 44 |
| Gambia | 43.2% | 16 | 21 | 37 |
| South Korea | 42.9% | 12 | 16 | 28 |
| Mongolia | 33.3% | 8 | 16 | 24 |
| Kazakhstan | 70.8% | 17 | 7 | 24 |
| Iraq | 82.6% | 19 | 4 | 23 |
| Uzbekistan | 33.3% | 7 | 14 | 21 |
| Mauritania | 0.0% | 0 | 21 | 21 |
| Philippines | 36.8% | 7 | 12 | 19 |
| Indonesia | 26.3% | 5 | 14 | 19 |
| Libya | 33.3% | 6 | 12 | 18 |
| Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan) | 5.6% | 1 | 17 | 18 |
| United Kingdom | 5.9% | 1 | 16 | 17 |
| Unknown Nationality | 0.0% | 0 | 17 | 17 |
| Nigeria | 62.5% | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| Dominican Republic | 0.0% | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Costa Rica | 0.0% | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| Jamaica | 7.7% | 1 | 12 | 13 |
| Chile | 8.3% | 1 | 11 | 12 |
| Uganda | 54.5% | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| Germany | 9.1% | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| Djibouti | 20.0% | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| Jordan | 0.0% | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Sudan | 0.0% | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Azerbaijan | 57.1% | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Georgia | 42.9% | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Panama | 28.6% | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Tajikistan (Tadzhik) | 0.0% | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Morocco | 0.0% | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Spain | 0.0% | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Thailand | 0.0% | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Egypt | 80.0% | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Niger | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Cambodia | 75.0% | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Armenia | 100.0% | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Malawi | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| South Africa | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Cameroon | 100.0% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Nepal | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Sierra Leone | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |