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Judge Kelly B. Lake

Immigration Judge at Memphis, TN

5.8%
Approval Rate
282
Granted
4,575
Denied
4,857
Total Decided

Judge Kelly B. Lake serves at the Memphis, TN Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 5.8%, this judge is below average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).

Community Discussion

DATA

Judge Lake (Memphis, TN) data snapshot: Overall rate fell from 18% to 1% in 3 years

A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Lake, Kelly B. (IJ code KBL, Memphis, TN):

Overall track record

9 years on the bench (since 2018), 4,953 cases total, lifetime grant rate 6.4%

Last 3 years (2023–2026): 3,968 cases, grant rate 1.8% — roughly in line with the Memphis court average (2.9%)

Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)

Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Guatemala              974    1.0%
Mexico                 927    1.6%
Honduras               796    0.5%
Nicaragua              295    0.7%
Cuba                   289    0.0%
Venezuela              274    5.2%
El Salvador            132    5.7%
Colombia                80    1.3%
Peru                    32    0.0%
India                   24    0.0%
Ecuador                 17    0.0%

Year-by-year

2023:  167 cases, 17.6% grant rate
2024:  634 cases, 3.4% grant rate
2025: 2011 cases, 0.4% grant rate
2026: 1156 cases, 0.6% grant rate

If you've appeared before Judge Lake, 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

Kelly B. Lake is listed with the Memphis, TN Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 5.8% 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 (1,170 decided, 4.3% grant rate), Guatemala (1,150 decided, 3.0% grant rate), and Honduras (945 decided, 1.0% 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 1,170 4.3%
Guatemala 1,150 3.0%
Honduras 945 1.0%
Venezuela 312 4.2%
Nicaragua 300 0.7%
El Salvador 218 12.4%
Colombia 92 1.1%
India 62 48.4%

Yearly Trends

YearCasesGrant rate
2026 1,459 0.4%
2025 1,805 0.4%
2024 552 3.4%
2023 165 17.6%
2022 139 12.9%
2021 61 55.7%
2020 331 32.0%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Judge Kelly B. Lake's asylum approval rate?

Judge Kelly B. Lake's asylum approval rate is 5.8% according to EOIR FOIA data.

How many asylum cases has Judge Kelly B. Lake decided?

The dataset lists 4,857 total asylum cases for Judge Kelly B. Lake.

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 Russo, David 4.5% 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 JEFFERSON-WEBB, LETTRICEA L. 17.7% approval rate Clancy, Sean D. 9.1% approval rate

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Data from EOIR (U.S. DOJ) · Last updated 2026-07-01
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