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Lists are ordered by number of decisions, not by grant rate: a best-to-worst ranking of this data would mislead.

EOIR data through August 31, 2026 · built September 11, 2026 · What these dates mean

Judges with fewer than 50 decisions are not listed: at that sample size the percentage is noise rather than a characteristic. Their pages still open by direct link.

U.S. immigration judges: volume and asylum grant rate
JudgeCourtDecisionsGranted95% interval
Weisel, Robert D.Not hearing casesNew York Immigration Court6,45549%48% — 50%
Walton, Richard D.Not hearing casesWest Los Angeles Immigration Court4,15318%16% — 19%
Wyke, William VanNot hearing casesNew York Immigration Court4,13078%77% — 80%
Williams, Phillip T.Hyattsville Immigration Courtpreviously Baltimore Immigration Court4,03435%34% — 37%
Williams, Keith C.Not hearing casesMiami Immigration Court3,51012%11% — 13%
Walsh, John F.Not hearing casesLos Angeles Immigration Court3,33930%29% — 32%
Wright, Virna A.New York Immigration Court3,29758%56% — 59%
Wilson, Earle BNothing scheduledMiami Immigration Court3,16910%9% — 11%
Webber, Polly A.Not hearing casesSan Francisco Immigration Court2,76153%51% — 54%
Windrow, Hayden E.Seattle Immigration Court2,07228%26% — 30%
Williams, John C.Not hearing casesSan Diego Immigration Court1,75132%30% — 34%
Weiss, IreneNot hearing casesLas Vegas Immigration Court1,50953%50% — 56%
Wagner, Clarence M., JR.Saipan Immigration Courtpreviously Honolulu Immigration Court1,23665%62% — 67%
Walleisa, Michael G.Miami Immigration Court1,21310%9% — 12%
White, RomaineBaton Rouge Immigration Court1,1765%4% — 7%
Weil, Jack H.Baltimore Immigration Courtpreviously Imperial Immigration Court1,10340%37% — 43%
Winfield, JenniferDallas Immigration Court9779%8% — 11%
Ward, George James, JR.Lumpkin Immigration Court96719%16% — 21%
Wells, KenyaHouston Immigration Court9563%2% — 4%
Wilson, Tamar H.Elizabeth Immigration Court92817%15% — 19%
Walker, Nathaniel B.Santa Ana Immigration Courtpreviously Adelanto Immigration Court91819%17% — 22%
Warren, KendallNot hearing casesSeattle Immigration Court8499%7% — 11%
Wang, LynnHouston Immigration Court8074%3% — 6%
Ward, Robert Q.Memphis Immigration Court8058%6% — 10%
Wyrosdick, LauraSterlingpreviously New York Immigration Court79247%44% — 51%
Waterloo, Jason R.Santa Ana Immigration Courtpreviously West Los Angeles Immigration Court72131%27% — 34%
Weiner, JosephVan Nuys Immigration Court71329%26% — 33%
Wood, TylerAurora Immigration Court65710%8% — 12%
Wilson, Roberta A.Concord Immigration Court57452%48% — 56%
White, DavidCharlotte Immigration Courtpreviously Annandale Immigration Court5413%2% — 5%
Welsh, Alysha M.Annandale Immigration Court51820%17% — 24%
Whipple, David C.Cleveland Immigration Court41431%26% — 35%
Watkins, Henry G.Not hearing casesSan Diego Immigration Court41334%29% — 38%
White, Curtis G.Adelanto Immigration Court38928%23% — 32%
Wiegand, Charles A., IIINot hearing casesOakdale Immigration Court3808%6% — 11%
Welhaf, AnnNothing scheduledHyattsville Immigration Court37537%32% — 42%
Walker, DaveneHyattsville Immigration Court33547%42% — 53%
Wedderburn, WendyNew York Immigration Court33039%34% — 45%
Weiss, Daniel H.Not hearing casesDallas Immigration Court27324%19% — 29%
Winkle, Howard VanNot hearing casesAdelanto Immigration Court26416%12% — 21%
Williams, Samuel G.Otero Immigration Court251<1%<1% — 2%
Wood, Ryan R.Nothing scheduledFort Snelling Immigration Court24927%22% — 33%
Whitworth, MarkNot hearing casesHouston Immigration Court23311%7% — 15%
Watson, Bryan D.Nothing scheduledAtlanta Immigration Court20927%22% — 34%
Wells, Nicole I.Santa Ana Immigration Court1439%5% — 15%
Wells, JenniferCharlotte Immigration Court1030%0% — 4%
Watters, Matthew HNothing scheduledBaltimore Immigration Court9631%23% — 41%
Wang, EricConcord Immigration Court870%0% — 4%
Weisert, ThomasNew York Immigration Court842%1% — 8%
Welling, Shayne M.Indianapolis, Indiana800%0% — 5%
Winklosky, Devin A.Philadelphia Immigration Court7714%8% — 24%
Walters, Rebecca J.Nothing scheduledAnnandale Immigration Court7561%50% — 72%
Ward, JamesNothing scheduledLumpkin Immigration Court600%0% — 6%
Walter, Patricia W.Boston Immigration Court500%0% — 7%
How this percentage is calculated

Grant rate = granted / (granted + denied). Administrative closures, withdrawals, abandonment and "not adjudicated" are excluded from the denominator. What is counted is a decision per proceeding, not per application: asylum, withholding and CAT protection are almost always asked for together, so withholding and CAT grants are counted separately from asylum. The U.S. fiscal year runs October 1 – September 30.