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Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Brock E. Taylor earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2001 from Brigham Young University, a Master of Public Policy in 2005 from Duke University, and a Juris Doctor in 2005 from Harvard Law School. Before his appointment, he served as an assistant U.S. attorney in the District of New Mexico (2012-2018), as an attorney-advisor in the National Security Division of the Department of Justice (2010-2012), as a law clerk to Judge Eugene E. Siler Jr. of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (2009-2010) and to Judge Robert C. Brack of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico (2008-2009), and as an analyst with the Central Intelligence Agency (2005-2008).
Caseload & process (since 2021)
1,294
Completions per year
7,763 total
63.5%
Detained at decision
share of cases
0.7 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
2.3%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
3.3%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
13.8%
Appeals remanded or reversed
116 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.
13.8%
Bond requests granted
1,051 bond decisions High confidence
$5,000
Median bond when set
432 bonds with amounts
20.7%
Released on own recognizance
This judge 13.8%
Court average 16.2% · median $5,000
National 41.9% · median $6,500
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
52.4%
700 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
7.3%
792 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
31.7%
63 decisions Moderate
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
100%⚠
3 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
28.6%⚠
7 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
43.5%
1,157 decisions High confidence
52.4%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 700 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
52.4%
This court
24.9%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the top 17% 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 · 356 decisions since 2021
48%
Without a lawyerunrepresented · 344 decisions since 2021
57%
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).