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Judge Wade Thomas Napier

Immigration Judge at Richmond, VA

18.1%
Approval Rate
259
Granted
1,174
Denied
1,433
Total Decided

Judge Wade Thomas Napier serves at the Richmond, VA Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 18.1%, 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

Wade Thomas Napier is listed with the Richmond, VA Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 18.1% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.

Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Honduras (298 decided, 9.1% grant rate), Guatemala (265 decided, 16.6% grant rate), and El Salvador (166 decided, 24.7% 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 Other procedural outcomes, including terminated, withdrawn, administratively closed, or removed cases, are tracked separately where available and are not treated as asylum grants.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 2026-07-01. 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
Honduras 298 9.1%
Guatemala 265 16.6%
El Salvador 166 24.7%
Brazil 134 12.7%
Mexico 129 8.5%
Venezuela 33 21.2%
Cameroon 30 53.3%
Nicaragua 27 14.8%

Yearly Trends

YearCasesGrant rate
2026 628 4.0%
2025 283 19.8%
2024 138 42.0%
2023 112 38.4%
2022 174 36.8%
2021 95 13.7%
2020 1 0.0%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Judge Wade Thomas Napier's asylum approval rate?

Judge Wade Thomas Napier's asylum approval rate is 18.1% according to EOIR FOIA data.

How many asylum cases has Judge Wade Thomas Napier decided?

The dataset lists 1,433 total asylum cases for Judge Wade Thomas Napier.

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

Palmer, Brian T. 13.9% approval rate Karesh, Ellen 5.7% approval rate Mannion, Steve 7.0% approval rate Kassell, Joseph 7.7% approval rate Piateski, Jennifer E. 12.9% approval rate Santiago, Luisa 10.1% approval rate Rainey, Zol 6.1% approval rate Purnell, Charles N. 3.9% approval rate Jostad, Brent 9.2% approval rate Graulich, James C. 9.6% approval rate

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