Judge Johnson, Shane E.

Immigration Judge at Seattle, WA

16.5%

Approval Rate

394

Granted

2,153

Denied

2,547

Total Decided

Judge Johnson, Shane E. serves at the Seattle, WA Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 16.5%, this judge is below average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).

Community Discussion

DATA AsylumTracker Data 2026-05-22

Judge Johnson (Seattle, WA) data snapshot: Overall rate fell from 25% to 2% in 3 years

A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Johnson, Shane E. (IJ code SEJ, Seattle, WA):

Overall track record

17 years on the bench (since 2010), 4,129 cases total, lifetime grant rate 14.7%

Last 3 years (2023–2026): 2,792 cases, grant rate 10.5% — roughly in line with the Seattle court average (13.4%)

Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)

Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Mexico                 847    7.2%
Guatemala              271    2.2%
Honduras               268    4.1%
Venezuela              245    2.2%
El Salvador            165    4.8%
Colombia               139    0.0%
Nicaragua              129    7.4%
Brazil                  84    0.0%
Russia                  79   62.5%
India                   66   11.5%
Cuba                    50    0.0%

Year-by-year

2023:  405 cases, 24.9% grant rate
2024:  423 cases, 30.5% grant rate
2025:  984 cases, 6.8% grant rate
2026:  980 cases, 1.7% grant rate

If you've appeared before Judge Johnson, 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

Johnson, Shane E. is listed with the Seattle, WA Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 16.5% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.

Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Mexico (854 decided, 12.8% grant rate), Guatemala (322 decided, 7.1% grant rate), and Honduras (253 decided, 10.7% 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 2026-05-08. It is for research and information only, not legal advice.

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

Approval Rate by Nationality

Nationality	Approval Rate	Granted	Denied	Decided
Mexico	12.8%	109	745	854
Guatemala	7.1%	23	299	322
Honduras	10.7%	27	226	253
El Salvador	10.8%	19	157	176
Venezuela	3.1%	5	158	163
Nicaragua	8.6%	9	96	105
India	19.8%	19	77	96
Colombia	0.0%	0	95	95
Brazil	4.1%	3	71	74
Russia	66.7%	40	20	60
Ukraine	50.0%	24	24	48
China	57.8%	26	19	45
Kenya	38.9%	14	22	36
Peru	0.0%	0	26	26
Ethiopia	71.4%	15	6	21
Angola	0.0%	0	18	18
Cuba	0.0%	0	17	17
Eritrea	64.3%	9	5	14
Afghanistan	20.0%	2	8	10
Pakistan	100.0%	9	0	9
South Korea	62.5%	5	3	8
Moldavia (Moldova)	37.5%	3	5	8
Ghana	37.5%	3	5	8
Canada	28.6%	2	5	7
Belarus	100.0%	7	0	7
Congo	0.0%	0	7	7
Haiti	0.0%	0	6	6
Ecuador	0.0%	0	6	6
Nigeria	100.0%	5	0	5
Somalia	20.0%	1	4	5
Libya	100.0%	4	0	4
Turkey	100.0%	4	0	4
Egypt	75.0%	3	1	4
Mongolia	25.0%	1	3	4
Azerbaijan	0.0%	0	4	4
Philippines	0.0%	0	3	3
Cambodia	66.7%	2	1	3
Romania	0.0%	0	3	3
Senegal	33.3%	1	2	3
Vietnam	0.0%	0	3	3
Nepal	0.0%	0	3	3

Yearly Trends

Year	Approval Rate	Granted	Denied	Decided
2026	1.1%	5	468	473
2025	6.8%	57	778	835
2024	30.5%	98	223	321
2023	24.9%	83	250	333
2022	46.9%	121	137	258
2021	34.5%	67	127	194
2020	10.9%	33	270	303

Community Discussion

Judge Johnson (Seattle, WA) data snapshot: Overall rate fell from 25% to 2% in 3 years

How to Interpret These Judge Statistics

Approval Rate by Nationality

Yearly Trends

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