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Judge Sheila E. Gallow

Immigration Judge at Atlanta Detained, GA

2.5%
Approval Rate
72
Granted
2,800
Denied
2,872
Total Decided

Judge Sheila E. Gallow serves at the Atlanta Detained, GA Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 2.5%, 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

Sheila E. Gallow is listed with the Atlanta Detained, GA Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 2.5% 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 (1,216 decided, 0.2% grant rate), Mexico (547 decided, 6.0% grant rate), and Honduras (526 decided, 0.4% 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 Other procedural outcomes, including terminated, withdrawn, administratively closed, or removed cases, are tracked separately where available and are not treated as asylum grants.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
Guatemala 1,216 0.2%
Mexico 547 6.0%
Honduras 526 0.4%
El Salvador 103 0.0%
Venezuela 64 9.4%
Nicaragua 56 0.0%
Colombia 44 2.3%
Peru 24 0.0%

Yearly Trends

YearCasesGrant rate
2025 731 1.5%
2024 461 4.1%
2023 718 1.0%
2022 503 1.6%
2021 135 8.1%
2020 310 4.8%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Judge Sheila E. Gallow's asylum approval rate?

Judge Sheila E. Gallow's asylum approval rate is 2.5% according to EOIR FOIA data.

How many asylum cases has Judge Sheila E. Gallow decided?

The dataset lists 2,872 total asylum cases for Judge Sheila E. Gallow.

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

Pelletier, J. Dan 3.9% approval rate Lampley-Fortson, Christa J. 0.2% approval rate Wright, Daniel J. 0.0% approval rate Gullo, Benedict 0.0% approval rate McBride, Robert 0.0% approval rate Pelletier, Dan 5.9% approval rate Yates, Clarease Rankin (Visiting Judge) 0.0% approval rate Lasseur, Crystal 0.0% approval rate Randall, Anthony J. 75.0% approval rate

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