Judge David Russo
Immigration Judge at Memphis, TN
Judge David Russo serves at the Memphis, TN Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 4.5%, this judge is below average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).
How to Interpret These Judge Statistics
David Russo is listed with the Memphis, TN Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 4.5% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.
Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Guatemala (1,901 decided, 2.5% grant rate), Mexico (1,367 decided, 2.6% grant rate), and Honduras (1,280 decided, 3.2% 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 Other procedural outcomes, including terminated, withdrawn, administratively closed, or removed cases, are tracked separately where available and are not treated as asylum grants.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
| Nationality | Cases | Grant rate |
|---|
| Guatemala |
1,901 |
2.5% |
| Mexico |
1,367 |
2.6% |
| Honduras |
1,280 |
3.2% |
| Nicaragua |
443 |
3.8% |
| Venezuela |
413 |
11.6% |
| El Salvador |
265 |
10.2% |
| Colombia |
121 |
3.3% |
| India |
55 |
16.4% |
Yearly Trends
| Year | Cases | Grant rate |
|---|
| 2026 |
1,917 |
1.8% |
| 2025 |
2,616 |
2.1% |
| 2024 |
1,020 |
2.9% |
| 2023 |
363 |
15.4% |
| 2022 |
255 |
34.1% |
| 2021 |
40 |
45.0% |
| 2020 |
17 |
11.8% |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Judge David Russo's asylum approval rate?
Judge David Russo's asylum approval rate is 4.5% according to EOIR FOIA data.
How many asylum cases has Judge David Russo decided?
The dataset lists 6,238 total asylum cases for Judge David Russo.
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
Pazar, Charles E.
20.4% approval rate
Holt, Rebecca L.
9.6% approval rate
Campos, Alisha C.
3.4% approval rate
Ward, Robert Q.
4.8% approval rate
Josephsen, Brandon J.
2.5% approval rate
Hansell, Renae M.
1.5% approval rate
Newburn, Irma J.
1.1% approval rate
Lake, Kelly B.
5.8% approval rate
JEFFERSON-WEBB, LETTRICEA L.
17.7% approval rate
Clancy, Sean D.
9.1% approval rate
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