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Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Alexander Lee earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1997 from Kenyon College and a Juris Doctor in 2002 from Chicago-Kent College of Law. Before his appointment, he served as an assistant chief counsel with the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, in Texas (2017-2021); as a staff attorney for the Washington State Department of Health (2011-2017); and in private practice in Olympia, Washington (2005-2011).
Caseload & process (since 2021)
1,193
Completions per year
7,160 total
17.7%
Detained at decision
share of cases
21 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
26.6%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
9.3%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
7.4%
Appeals remanded or reversed
95 appeals decided
Bond decisions
Custody redetermination (bond) rulings since 2021.
"Granted" means the judge lowered the bond, ordered release on recognizance, or otherwise granted the request.
17.3%
Bond requests granted
52 bond decisions Moderate
$10,000
Median bond when set
11 bonds with amounts
0%
Released on own recognizance
This judge 17.3%
Court average 48.8% · median $7,500
National 41.9% · median $6,500
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
8.8%
833 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
1.8%
1,450 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
4.9%⚠
41 decisions Too few cases
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
0%⚠
2 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
74.2%⚠
31 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
78.2%
179 decisions Moderate
8.8%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 833 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
8.8%
This court
6.8%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the bottom 15% of the 825 judges nationally with enough cases to compare.
Does a lawyer matter here?
Asylum grant rate by whether the person had legal representation.
With a lawyerrepresented · 694 decisions since 2021
9.7%
Without a lawyerunrepresented · 139 decisions since 2021
4.3%
Asylum grant rate over time
Each point is that calendar year's grant rate, back to 2015 where the judge was deciding cases — the longer career view. Dashed grey line = current national average (31.8%). Headline rates above use 2021 – today.
* 2026 is a partial year (data through 06/01/2026) and is incomplete.
Courts where this judge has decided cases
Hearing locations for cases this judge completed since 2021, by number of decisions.
Many judges hear cases from more than one court (detained facilities, video dockets, or reassignments).