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Judge Theodore Doolittle

Immigration Judge at Hartford, CT

8.1%
Approval Rate
160
Granted
1,819
Denied
1,979
Total Decided

Judge Theodore Doolittle serves at the Hartford, CT Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 8.1%, this judge is below average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).

Community Discussion

DATA

News: Immigration Judge Theodore Doolittle reported removed from the bench

According to public news reporting, Immigration Judge Theodore Doolittle was reported to have left the EOIR immigration bench in 2025 (fired, terminated, or not renewed) as part of the 2025–2026 wave of immigration-judge dismissals.

Source: https://www.ctinsider.com/news/article/ct-hartford-immigration-judge-doj-doolittle-21065818.php

This post summarizes publicly reported news and links to the original source. Details may be updated as more information becomes available.

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How to Interpret These Judge Statistics

Theodore Doolittle is listed with the Hartford, CT Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 8.1% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.

Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Ecuador (652 decided, 5.8% grant rate), Guatemala (293 decided, 8.2% grant rate), and Brazil (250 decided, 0.0% 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 Other procedural outcomes, including terminated, withdrawn, administratively closed, or removed cases, are tracked separately where available and are not treated as asylum grants.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.

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Nationality Breakdown

NationalityCasesGrant rate
Ecuador 652 5.8%
Guatemala 293 8.2%
Brazil 250 0.0%
Honduras 133 13.5%
Colombia 102 15.7%
Nicaragua 96 6.2%
Peru 80 3.8%
Mexico 73 0.0%

Yearly Trends

YearCasesGrant rate
2026 6 0.0%
2025 1,522 7.6%
2024 439 10.0%
2023 3 0.0%
2021 1 0.0%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Judge Theodore Doolittle's asylum approval rate?

Judge Theodore Doolittle's asylum approval rate is 8.1% according to EOIR FOIA data.

How many asylum cases has Judge Theodore Doolittle decided?

The dataset lists 1,979 total asylum cases for Judge Theodore Doolittle.

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.

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Straus, Michael W. 16.7% approval rate Morris, Daniel A. 9.9% approval rate Verrillo, Philip 32.4% approval rate Munson, Angela 4.6% approval rate D'Ambrosio, Billino W 24.8% approval rate Marple, Harriet B. 31.2% approval rate Goulding, Jonathan 15.6% approval rate Slitt, Andrew J. 3.7% approval rate Sawwan, Sarah 0.0% approval rate Nierva, Julian R. 0.0% approval rate

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