Memphis (MEM)

MEM

Aggregated asylum decision statistics across all immigration judges recorded at the Memphis (MEM), based on public EOIR case data.

Lifetime grant rate

26.9%

All recorded asylum decisions

12-month grant rate

5.7%

Most recent 12 months of data

Lifetime decisions

14,495

Total grants and denials on record

Judges

Judges appearing in this court's data

Data through

2026-07

Latest month in the source data

Lifetime figures cover every recorded asylum decision. The 12-month figures cover only the most recent year of data — the same methodology over a shorter window, which is why the two views can show different percentages.

Court lifetime grant rate

26.9%

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All recorded asylum decisions

Monthly grant rate — trailing 12 months

Judges

Alberdi, Yon K.

0.0%

5 cases · 12-month grant rate: —

Alexander, Scott G.

11.1%

9 cases · 12-month grant rate: —

Arellano, Silvia R.

10.7%

28 cases · 12-month grant rate: —

Averwater, Richard J.

22.9%

584 cases · 12-month grant rate: —

Ayala, David

61.1%

54 cases · 12-month grant rate: —

Baird, Michael P.

0.0%

8 cases · 12-month grant rate: —

Bales, Eric C.

5.6%

18 cases · 12-month grant rate: —

Barnes, John C.

0.0%

98 cases · 12-month grant rate: 0.0%

Benton, Jimmie Lee

43.3%

30 cases · 12-month grant rate: —

Bither, Christine A.

0.0%

3 cases · 12-month grant rate: —

Bradley, Kevin G.

25.0%

36 cases · 12-month grant rate: —

Burgie, Brea C.

18.2%

11 cases · 12-month grant rate: —

Burman, Lawrence O.

50.1%

1,377 cases · 12-month grant rate: —

Campos, Alisha C.

23.8%

723 cases · 12-month grant rate: 8.3%

Carr, Brent A.

0.0%

2 cases · 12-month grant rate: 0.0%

Chapa, Teofilo

25.6%

39 cases · 12-month grant rate: —

Clancy, Sean D.

57.2%

278 cases · 12-month grant rate: —

Clemente, Jesus

0.0%

3 cases · 12-month grant rate: —

Copeland, Cary H.

100.0%

4 cases · 12-month grant rate: —

Defonzo, Paul

0.0%

1 cases · 12-month grant rate: —

Deiss, Ila C.

100.0%

9 cases · 12-month grant rate: —

Dowell, J. Daniel

30.0%

10 cases · 12-month grant rate: —

Duck, John A., JR.

44.4%

18 cases · 12-month grant rate: —

Duff, Meredith

0.0%

29 cases · 12-month grant rate: 0.0%

Eastman, Robert G.

0.0%

55 cases · 12-month grant rate: 0.0%

Eller, Donald R., JR.

0.0%

1 cases · 12-month grant rate: —

Foster, Mary

5.0%

20 cases · 12-month grant rate: 5.0%

Freeman, D'Anna H.

0.0%

6 cases · 12-month grant rate: —

Gillies, John M.

0.0%

7 cases · 12-month grant rate: —

Gossart, John F., JR.

38.5%

39 cases · 12-month grant rate: —

Guidry, Monica Thompson

12.5%

8 cases · 12-month grant rate: —

Hansell, Renae M.

5.7%

683 cases · 12-month grant rate: 0.0%

Hanson, Mahlon F.

10.0%

10 cases · 12-month grant rate: —

Harris, Rodger C.

0.0%

4 cases · 12-month grant rate: —

Hart, Brandon L.

12.5%

8 cases · 12-month grant rate: —

Hladylowycz, Roxanne C.

70.6%

34 cases · 12-month grant rate: —

Hoeppner, Mindy E.

0.0%

2 cases · 12-month grant rate: —

Hollis, Wendell A.

4.5%

22 cases · 12-month grant rate: —

Holt, Rebecca L.

28.5%

1,750 cases · 12-month grant rate: —

Horn, Michael C.

80.0%

15 cases · 12-month grant rate: —

Hornick, Paul

0.0%

1 cases · 12-month grant rate: 0.0%

Hughes, Edwin R.

100.0%

2 cases · 12-month grant rate: —

Jefferies, Scott M.

46.2%

13 cases · 12-month grant rate: —

JEFFERSON-WEBB, LETTRICEA L.

14.7%

252 cases · 12-month grant rate: 7.1%

Johnson, Kelly S.

4.7%

684 cases · 12-month grant rate: 0.0%

Josephsen, Brandon J.

23.3%

514 cases · 12-month grant rate: 4.2%

Kaufman, Matthew W.

17.9%

474 cases · 12-month grant rate: —

Keenan, Sean H.

16.7%

6 cases · 12-month grant rate: —

King JR., H. Lloyd

40.0%

25 cases · 12-month grant rate: —

Kinnicutt, Daniel P.

6.1%

82 cases · 12-month grant rate: —

Kozoll, Christopher M.

45.7%

35 cases · 12-month grant rate: —

Lake, Kelly B.

19.6%

280 cases · 12-month grant rate: 9.6%

Leeds, Frederic G.

14.3%

7 cases · 12-month grant rate: —

Leonard, Joseph T.

0.0%

1 cases · 12-month grant rate: —

Louisville Visiting Judge 1

12.0%

25 cases · 12-month grant rate: —

Louisville Visiting Judge 2

15.2%

33 cases · 12-month grant rate: —

Maldonado, Luis

32.0%

203 cases · 12-month grant rate: —

Manuel, Elise

100.0%

1 cases · 12-month grant rate: —

Mart, H. Kevin

0.0%

7 cases · 12-month grant rate: —

May, Jennifer A.

0.0%

29 cases · 12-month grant rate: —

Mccarthy, James M.

0.0%

1 cases · 12-month grant rate: —

Mccormack, Nancy R.

57.9%

19 cases · 12-month grant rate: —

McLeod, Matt

2.1%

141 cases · 12-month grant rate: 2.2%

Memphis Visiting Judge 1

100.0%

1 cases · 12-month grant rate: —

Miles, Vernon Benet

3.2%

404 cases · 12-month grant rate: —

Mills, Miriam K.

0.0%

1 cases · 12-month grant rate: —

Montante Jr., Philip J.

100.0%

1 cases · 12-month grant rate: —

Newburn, Irma J.

10.3%

523 cases · 12-month grant rate: 3.9%

Newell, Craig A.

0.0%

24 cases · 12-month grant rate: 0.0%

Nugent, James A.

0.0%

14 cases · 12-month grant rate: —

O'Malley, Brenda

33.3%

9 cases · 12-month grant rate: —

Owens, Jonathan W.

0.0%

1 cases · 12-month grant rate: 0.0%

Ozmun, Richard R.

0.0%

6 cases · 12-month grant rate: —

Paruch, David H.

14.3%

7 cases · 12-month grant rate: —

Pazar, Charles E.

42.0%

2,800 cases · 12-month grant rate: —

Pelletier, J. Dan

0.0%

10 cases · 12-month grant rate: —

Picton, Cory M.

0.0%

10 cases · 12-month grant rate: —

Ramirez, Laura L.

100.0%

4 cases · 12-month grant rate: —

Reese, Agnelis L.

16.7%

24 cases · 12-month grant rate: —

Riefkohl, Alberto J.

100.0%

1 cases · 12-month grant rate: —

Riley, Teresa L.

0.0%

3 cases · 12-month grant rate: —

Riner, Phoebe

0.0%

31 cases · 12-month grant rate: 0.0%

Russo, David

32.2%

743 cases · 12-month grant rate: 15.5%

Sanchez, Jose A.

0.0%

9 cases · 12-month grant rate: —

Sanders, Charles J.

30.8%

39 cases · 12-month grant rate: —

Sandron, Ira

34.6%

26 cases · 12-month grant rate: —

Sonom, Ronald G.

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