The Honorable Immigration Judge Charles Neil Floyd

Tacoma, WA Immigration Court
Appointed October 2018 · President Donald Trump Attorney General Jeff Sessions
7 years on the immigration bench
Appointed under a Republican administration

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Background

The Honorable Immigration Judge Charles Neil Floyd earned a Bachelor of Science (1991) from Harding University and a Juris Doctor (1997) from the University of Arkansas School of Law. Before his appointment, he served as a judge advocate in the U.S. Army (1998-2004) and as an assistant U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia (2004-2009). He then served as an assistant chief counsel for ICE, DHS, in Tacoma, Washington (2009-2018).

Caseload & process (since 2021)
775
Completions per year
3,877 total
28.7%
Detained at decision
share of cases
4.5 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
16.8%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
2.6%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
10.5%
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.
36.8%
Bond requests granted
204 bond decisions High confidence
$10,000
Median bond when set
106 bonds with amounts
2.7%
Released on own recognizance
This judge 36.8%
Court average 34.3% · median $10,000
National 41.9% · median $6,500

Grant rates by type of relief

Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
25.9% 212 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
7.1% 392 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
13% 23 decisions Too few cases
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
22.2% 18 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
60% 5 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
40.2% 316 decisions High confidence
25.9%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 212 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
25.9%
This court
26.7%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the top 50% 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 · 163 decisions since 2021
31.9%
Without a lawyerunrepresented · 49 decisions since 2021
6.1%

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.
0% 25% 50% 75% 100%2018: 35.3% of 17 decisions35.3%20182019: 44.3% of 122 decisions44.3%20192020: 35% of 117 decisions35%20202021: 11.1% of 18 decisions11.1%20212022: 32.3% of 65 decisions32.3%20222023: 34.9% of 63 decisions34.9%20232024: 17.2% of 58 decisions17.2%20242025: 0% of 8 decisions0%2025

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).
Tacoma, WA · home court
1,997 (52%)
1,838 (47%)
8 (0.21%)
6 (0.15%)
4 (0.10%)
3 (0.08%)