Memphis, TN Immigration Court

20 judges with decisions since 2021 · Court asylum grant rate 28% (5,466 decisions)
Judges (most asylum decisions first)
LETTRICEA L JEFFERSON-WEBBMemphis, TNAppointed March 2022 · President Joe Biden → AG Merrick Garland
50.5%asylum · 769 decisions
David RussoMemphis, TNAppointed March 2020 · President Donald Trump → AG William P. Barr
34.1%asylum · 712 decisions
Alisha C CamposMemphis, TNAppointed October 2021 · President Joe Biden → AG Merrick Garland
24.2%asylum · 670 decisions
Robert Q WardMemphis, TNAppointed November 2018 · President Donald Trump → AG Jeff Sessions
9.5%asylum · 538 decisions
Irma J NewburnMemphis, TNAppointed December 2021 · President Joe Biden → AG Merrick Garland
11.1%asylum · 496 decisions
Brandon J JosephsenMemphis, TNAppointed December 2021 · President Joe Biden → AG Merrick Garland
23.9%asylum · 485 decisions
Kelly S JohnsonMemphis, TNAppointed November 2018 · President Donald Trump → AG Jeff Sessions
5.6%asylum · 444 decisions
Kelly B LakeMemphis, TNAppointed March 2019 · President Donald Trump → AG Matthew Whitaker
28.1%asylum · 342 decisions
Sean D ClancyMemphis, TNAppointed June 2018 · President Donald Trump → AG Jeff Sessions
55.3%asylum · 320 decisions
Rebecca L HoltMemphis, TNAppointed August 2010 · President Barack Obama → AG Eric H. Holder Jr.
44.3%asylum · 244 decisions
Luis MaldonadoMemphis, TNAppointed March 2020 · President Donald Trump → AG William P. Barr
31.2%asylum · 221 decisions
Renae M HansellMemphis, TNAppointed November 2018 · President Donald Trump → AG Jeff Sessions
25.3%asylum · 87 decisions
Matt McLeodMemphis, TNAppointed March 2026 · President Donald Trump → AG Pamela Bondi
2.6%asylum · 77 decisions
Christopher M KozollMemphis, TNAppointed August 2022 · President Joe Biden → AG Merrick Garland
41.2%⚠asylum · 34 decisions
Ryan ThompsonMemphis, TNAppointed October 2025 · President Donald Trump → AG Pamela Bondi
0%⚠asylum · 23 decisions
Visiting Judge 4Memphis, TN
0%⚠asylum · 3 decisions
LYDIA NANCE ADAMSMemphis, TNAppointed October 2022 · President Joe Biden → AG Merrick Garland
100%⚠asylum · 1 decision
Angela M FontovaMemphis, TN
—no asylum merits
Charles E PazarMemphis, TNAppointed June 1998 · President Bill Clinton → AG Janet Reno
—no asylum merits
D Allen KennyMemphis, TNAppointed July 2026 · President Donald Trump → AG Pamela Bondi
—no asylum merits
K Kaylin RenderMemphis, TNAppointed July 2026 · President Donald Trump → AG Pamela Bondi
—no asylum merits
Sharon M SchnelleMemphis, TNAppointed July 2026 · President Donald Trump → AG Pamela Bondi
—no asylum merits
Vernon Benet MilesMemphis, TNAppointed March 2016 · President Barack Obama → AG Loretta E. Lynch
—no asylum merits