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Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Alicia Brooks earned a Bachelor of Science in 1988 and a Juris Doctor in 1991, both from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Before her appointment, she served as a judicial hearing officer with the Clerk of Superior Court in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina (2019-2021), as a district court judge in Charlotte (2014-2018), and earlier as a solo and private-practice attorney, assistant district attorney, and assistant public defender in Mecklenburg County.
Caseload & process (since 2021)
1,013
Completions per year
6,080 total
2.8%
Detained at decision
share of cases
15.5 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
24.7%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
10%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
9%
Appeals remanded or reversed
89 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.
0%⚠
Bond requests granted
1 bond decision Too few cases
—
Median bond when set
—
Released on own recognizance
This judge 0%
National 41.9% · median $6,500
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
24.5%
842 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
2.1%
1,159 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
21.7%⚠
23 decisions Too few cases
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
90%⚠
10 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
87.9%⚠
33 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
92.9%
56 decisions Moderate
24.5%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 842 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
24.5%
This court
19.1%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the bottom 48% 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 · 793 decisions since 2021
25.9%
Without a lawyer⚠unrepresented · 49 decisions since 2021
2%
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).