Appointed November 2008 · President George W. Bush→ Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey(AG inferred from date)
17 years on the immigration bench
Appointed under a Republican administration
Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Jack L Anderson earned a Juris Doctor in 1983 from William Mitchell College of Law in St. Paul, Minnesota. Before his appointment, he served in the U.S. Air Force in various legal capacities, including as a military trial judge (1972-1976 and 1983-2006), and as a hearing officer for the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Lawrence, Kansas (2006-2008).
Caseload & process (since 2021)
12
Completions per year
35 total
2.9%
Detained at decision
share of cases
70.9 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
0%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
0%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
—
Appeals remanded or reversed
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
0%⚠
2 decisions Too few cases
Withholding / CAT
0%⚠
2 decisions Too few cases
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
100%⚠
7 decisions Too few cases
0%⚠
of asylum claims granted on the merits
Based on 2 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021. Fewer than 50 — treat this figure with caution.
This judge
0%
This court
4%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
Does a lawyer matter here?
Asylum grant rate by whether the person had legal representation.
With a lawyer⚠represented · 2 decisions since 2021
0%
Without a lawyerunrepresented
no data
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.
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).