← Seattle, WA AsylumTracker EN ES
Home › All Courts › Seattle, WA › Judge Robert B.C. Mcseveney

Judge Robert B.C. Mcseveney

Immigration Judge at Seattle, WA

20.9%
Approval Rate
1,140
Granted
4,310
Denied
5,450
Total Decided

Judge Robert B.C. Mcseveney serves at the Seattle, WA Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 20.9%, this judge is below average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).

Community Discussion

DATA

Judge Mcseveney (Seattle, WA) data snapshot: Russia vs Mexico grant rates differ 9×, overall rate fell from 37% to 6% in 3 years

A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Mcseveney, Robert B.C. (IJ code RBM, Seattle, WA):

Overall track record

15 years on the bench (since 2012), 6,081 cases total, lifetime grant rate 20.9%

Last 3 years (2023–2026): 2,840 cases, grant rate 26.6% — 13.2pp above the Seattle court average (13.4%)

Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)

Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Mexico                 588    8.1%
Colombia               362   12.0%
Russia                 306   71.9%
Guatemala              196   10.3%
Peru                   157   11.3%
Honduras               154    9.6%
Brazil                 153   10.9%
Venezuela              113    8.2%
India                   99   20.2%
El Salvador             85   31.7%
Nicaragua               76   15.1%

Russia applicants see a 71.9% grant rate versus 8.1% for Mexico applicants — a 8.9× gap on this judge's docket.

Year-by-year

2023:  766 cases, 36.8% grant rate
2024:  661 cases, 42.2% grant rate
2025:  725 cases, 19.4% grant rate
2026:  688 cases, 6.4% grant rate

If you've appeared before Judge Mcseveney, 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.

Have experience with this judge? Open AsylumTracker to reply or read more responses from the community.

How to Interpret These Judge Statistics

Robert B.C. Mcseveney is listed with the Seattle, WA Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 20.9% 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 (803 decided, 10.0% grant rate), Colombia (354 decided, 12.7% grant rate), and Russia (313 decided, 72.5% 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 803 10.0%
Colombia 354 12.7%
Russia 313 72.5%
Guatemala 311 11.6%
Honduras 282 17.0%
Brazil 271 7.4%
El Salvador 170 23.5%
Venezuela 163 33.1%

Yearly Trends

YearCasesGrant rate
2026 631 6.8%
2025 659 19.4%
2024 632 42.2%
2023 734 36.8%
2022 521 32.1%
2021 67 40.3%
2020 426 8.9%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Judge Robert B.C. Mcseveney's asylum approval rate?

Judge Robert B.C. Mcseveney's asylum approval rate is 20.9% according to EOIR FOIA data.

How many asylum cases has Judge Robert B.C. Mcseveney decided?

The dataset lists 5,450 total asylum cases for Judge Robert B.C. Mcseveney.

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

Josephson, Kenneth 19.3% approval rate Kandler, Edward R. 24.5% approval rate Parchert, Brett M. 24.9% approval rate Nail, William F., JR. 20.2% approval rate Defonzo, Paul 34.3% approval rate Scala, Theresa 9.8% approval rate Johnson, Shane E. 13.4% approval rate Sogabe, Kenneth 11.1% approval rate Windrow, Hayden E. 20.7% approval rate Evans, David W. 17.0% approval rate

Get Full Case-Level Analytics

Download AsylumTracker for detailed case data, nationality breakdowns, historical trends, and PDF reports.

Download Free for iPhone & Android
Data from EOIR (U.S. DOJ) · Last updated 2026-07-01
© 2026 AsylumTracker · Home · All Courts · Search Tool · Guides · Data · Reports · About · Privacy · Terms