The Honorable Immigration Judge LETTRICEA L JEFFERSON-WEBB

Memphis, TN Immigration Court
Appointed March 2022 · President Joe Biden Attorney General Merrick Garland (AG inferred from date)
4 years on the immigration bench
Appointed under a Democratic administration

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Background

The Honorable Immigration Judge Lettricea L. Jefferson-Webb earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1985 from Whittier College, a Bachelor of Arts in 1987 from California State University, Long Beach, a Master of Arts in 1993 from Amber University, and a Juris Doctor in 1997 from the University of Kentucky College of Law. She served as a staff attorney with the Fayette County Legal Aid Society (1998-1999), as an assistant commonwealth attorney in Lexington, Kentucky (1999-2004), as an assistant attorney general for the Commonwealth of Kentucky (2004-2007), and as an assistant U.S. attorney for the Western District of Kentucky (2007-2022). She was appointed an immigration judge in March 2022 and is a member of the Kentucky Bar.

Caseload & process (since 2021)
1,059
Completions per year
6,354 total
2.7%
Detained at decision
share of cases
19.3 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
23.2%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
6.1%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
42%
Appeals remanded or reversed
181 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
2 bond decisions Too few cases
Median bond when set
Released on own recognizance
This judge 0%
Court average 19.4% · 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
50.5% 769 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
2.5% 668 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
0% 13 decisions Too few cases
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
100% 1 decision Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
90% 20 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
52.6% 57 decisions Moderate
50.5%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 769 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
50.5%
This court
28%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the top 19% 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 · 744 decisions since 2021
51.2%
Without a lawyerunrepresented · 25 decisions since 2021
28%

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: 0% of 1 decisions0%20182019: 0% of 1 decisions0%20192022: 88.1% of 143 decisions88.1%20222023: 57.2% of 374 decisions57.2%20232024: 41% of 78 decisions41%20242025: 11% of 109 decisions11%20252026 (partial year): 6.2% of 65 decisions6.2%2026*
* 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).
Memphis, TN · home court
5,382 (85%)
20 (0.31%)
7 (0.11%)
4 (0.06%)
4 (0.06%)