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Judge Brock E Taylor

Immigration Judge at Salt Lake City, UT

Snapshot answer

The 2026-07-01 snapshot lists a 20.8% historical asylum grant rate for Brock E Taylor at Salt Lake City, UT, based on 647 grants and 2,469 denials (3,116 decided outcomes).

20.8%
Approval Rate
647
Granted
2,469
Denied
3,116
Total Decided

The 2026-07-01 EOIR snapshot lists Brock E Taylor with Salt Lake City, UT. With an asylum approval rate of 20.8%, this judge is below average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review). Historical listings do not by themselves establish a current assignment.

Community Discussion

DATA

Judge Taylor (Otero, NM) data snapshot: Turkey vs Ecuador grant rates differ 30×, overall rate fell from 70% to 15% in 3 years

A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Taylor, Brock E (IJ code BTR, Otero, NM):

8 years on the bench (since 2019), 3,723 cases total, lifetime grant rate 23.4%

Last 3 years (2023–2026): 2,208 cases, grant rate 19.1% — 11.6pp above the Otero court average (7.5%)

Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Mexico                 523    4.5%
Venezuela              250   15.4%
Guatemala              209    7.0%
Turkey                 139   94.3%
Ecuador                123    3.1%
Colombia               109    5.7%
Honduras               107   10.4%
Cuba                   102   20.0%
El Salvador             72    7.8%
Nicaragua               67   16.7%
China                   64   41.7%

Turkey applicants see a 94.3% grant rate versus 3.1% for Ecuador applicants — a 30.2× gap on this judge's docket.

2023:  213 cases, 69.6% grant rate
2024:  285 cases, 24.1% grant rate
2025: 1026 cases, 5.7% grant rate
2026:  684 cases, 15.5% grant rate

If you've appeared before Judge Taylor, I'd love to hear:

1. What's your nationality, and when was your most recent hearing?

2. How did your attorney prepare for this judge specifically?

Source: EOIR (U.S. Executive Office for Immigration Review) public statistics, May 2026 release, compiled by AsylumTracker. A judge's historical pattern does not predict the outcome of any individual case; this is shared to help set realistic expectations. Real-experience accounts from the community are welcome.

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How to Interpret These Judge Statistics

Brock E Taylor is listed with the Salt Lake City, UT Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 20.8% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.

Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Mexico (535 decided, 3.6% grant rate), Venezuela (351 decided, 15.1% grant rate), and Turkey (229 decided, 94.3% grant rate). Compare these rows with the judge's overall rate because nationality mix can materially change how the headline number should be read.

Grant rate is calculated as granted / (granted + denied). Other procedural outcomes, including terminated, withdrawn, administratively closed, or removed cases, are tracked separately where available and are not treated as asylum grants.

This page is based on public EOIR data last updated 2026-07-01. It is for research and information only, not legal advice.

Read the grant-rate methodology or learn how to read immigration judge statistics.

Nationality Breakdown

NationalityCasesGrant rate
Mexico 535 3.6%
Venezuela 351 15.1%
Turkey 229 94.3%
Guatemala 205 4.9%
Colombia 160 6.2%
Nicaragua 148 31.1%
Cuba 144 54.2%
Ecuador 139 5.0%

Yearly Trends

YearCasesGrant rate
2026 777 9.3%
2025 707 5.7%
2024 203 24.1%
2023 191 69.6%
2022 282 50.7%
2021 163 22.7%
2020 340 27.9%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Judge Brock E Taylor's asylum approval rate?

Judge Brock E Taylor's asylum approval rate is 20.8% according to EOIR FOIA data.

How many asylum cases has Judge Brock E Taylor decided?

The dataset lists 3,116 total asylum cases for Judge Brock E Taylor.

How is this approval rate calculated?

The approval rate is calculated as granted divided by (granted + denied). It excludes terminations and withdrawals, and the source is EOIR FOIA data.

Other judges at this court

Anderson, David C. 20.1% approval rate Nixon, William L. 6.9% approval rate Greer, Christopher M. 18.3% approval rate Truman, Phillip M. 21.8% approval rate Pead, Dustin 6.3% approval rate Aina, Nathan N. 13.3% approval rate Nelson, Douglas Donaldson 19.0% approval rate Robertson, David 10.4% approval rate Andelin, Joseph Q. 14.1% approval rate Glober, James 2.7% approval rate

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