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Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Jared Grimmer earned a Bachelor of Science in 1995 from Southwest Missouri State University (now Missouri State University) and a Juris Doctorate in 2000 from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. He served as a temporary immigration judge at the Kansas City Immigration Court from October 2025 to April 2026. From 2022 to 2025, he served in the U.S. Air Force Judge Advocate General's (JAG) Reserves; from 2015 to 2022 he was an assistant U.S. attorney in Las Vegas; and from 2001 to 2014 he served as a U.S. Air Force JAG, deploying to Iraq in 2010. Judge Grimmer is a member of the Missouri Bar.
Caseload & process (since 2021)
143
Completions per year
286 total
86%
Detained at decision
share of cases
3.7 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
0.4%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
10.8%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
—
Appeals remanded or reversed
only 1 appeals — too few
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
7 bond decisions Too few cases
$4,000
Median bond when set
4 bonds with amounts
—
Released on own recognizance
This judge 0%
Court average 36.4% · 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
0%⚠
37 decisions Too few cases
Withholding / CAT
1.2%
81 decisions Moderate
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
3.2%⚠
31 decisions Too few cases
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
0%⚠
1 decision Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
50%⚠
2 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
89.5%
124 decisions Moderate
0%⚠
of asylum claims granted on the merits
Based on 37 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021. Fewer than 50 — treat this figure with caution.
This judge
0%
This court
11.7%
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 · 33 decisions since 2021
0%
Without a lawyer⚠unrepresented · 4 decisions since 2021
0%
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).