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Immigration Judge Lookup Directory

Grant rates, decisions and trends for every immigration judge with a published grant-or-denial record.

1,532
judge profiles
77
immigration courts
6,627,978
decided cases
9.7%
median judge grant rate

Distribution

No two judges decide the same way.

Each bar counts judges whose all-time grant rate falls in that range. Judges with at least 100 decided cases.

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WAWilliam A. CassidyStewart, GA4.3%50,062 decidedDADavid AyalaHarlingen, TX6.6%46,512 decidedWLWilliam L. AbbottEl Paso Detained, TX3.0%42,239 decidedJAJames A. NugentDallas, TX2.8%40,005 decidedJJJohn A. Duck, JR.Oakdale, LA7.4%39,153 decidedETEleazar TovarPearsall South, TX3.6%38,096 decidedJLJimmie Lee BentonHouston South, TX4.3%37,841 decidedGDGary D. BurkholderSan Antonio, TX7.8%36,841 decidedTMThomas Michael O'LearyEloy, AZ2.9%36,238 decidedDAD. Anthony RogersDallas, TX5.6%36,097 decidedJPJ. P. VandelloAurora, CO10.4%33,024 decidedGPGlenn P. McphaulSan Antonio, TX6.4%32,334 decidedHEHoward E. AchtsamPearsall South, TX3.7%31,858 decidedRRRichard R. OzmunDallas, TX3.7%30,726 decidedBABertha A. ZunigaDallas, TX9.4%30,492 decidedKJKenneth JosephsonSeattle, WA19.3%29,806 decidedSHSean H. KeenanEloy, AZ4.3%29,558 decidedJWJack W. StatonImperial, CA7.6%29,487 decidedSMScott M. JefferiesFlorence, AZ5.3%28,978 decidedJCJohn C. WilliamsSan Diego, CA16.4%28,745 decidedRJRex J. FordMiami, FL13.7%27,577 decidedRHRichard H. KnuckTucson, AZ7.8%27,381 decidedALAgnelis L. ReeseJena, LA1.2%27,195 decidedSESusan E. CastroBloomington, MN6.9%27,186 decidedJDJohn D. Carte'Laredo, TX3.0%27,147 decidedRJRobert J. BarrettSan Diego, CA13.0%26,272 decidedRDRobert D. VinikoorChicago, IL17.5%25,651 decidedDHDeitrich H. SimsDallas, TX4.6%25,571 decidedMHMichael H. BennettPortland, OR13.5%25,051 decidedLSLamonte S. FreerksPhoenix, AZ12.5%25,038 decidedJWWilliam J. Nickerson, JR.Adelanto, CA3.4%24,803 decidedWCWilliam C. PetersonHouston, TX4.0%24,372 decidedJHJack H. WeilBaltimore, MD6.9%24,316 decidedJRJames R. FujimotoChicago, IL13.0%24,142 decidedJWJohn W. DavisTucson, AZ3.0%23,923 decidedCRClarease Rankin YatesHouston South, TX16.8%23,510 decided
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Search or browse 1,532 named immigration-judge profiles with a published grant-or-denial denominator in the current EOIR snapshot. Placeholder roster entries and zero-denominator profiles are excluded from this directory instead of being presented as real 0.0% grant rates.

Profiles show the numerator and denominator behind each grant rate, the court listing in this snapshot, yearly outcomes, nationality breakdowns, and current case-detail filters where data is available.

A historical rate is context, not a prediction. Check the sample size and nationality mix, then read the grant-rate methodology.