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Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Matthew C Beese earned an Associate of Arts in 1992 from Northeastern Oklahoma A&M, a Bachelor of Science in Education in 1996 from Missouri Southern State College, and a Juris Doctor in 2002 from Northern Illinois University. From 2022 to 2025, he served as an administrative law judge with the Oklahoma Corporation Commission. He previously served as municipal judge for the Town of Okay, Oklahoma, from 2018 to 2022 and as deputy city attorney for Muskogee, Oklahoma, from 2010 to 2022. He is a member of the Oklahoma Bar.
Caseload & process (since 2021)
470
Completions per year
1,882 total
37.9%
Detained at decision
share of cases
23.7 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
34.3%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
2.3%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
—
Appeals remanded or reversed
only 8 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.
64.2%
Bond requests granted
120 bond decisions Moderate
$5,000
Median bond when set
75 bonds with amounts
0%
Released on own recognizance
This judge 64.2%
Court average 56.1% · median $3,500
National 41.9% · median $6,500
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
5.8%
103 decisions Moderate
Withholding / CAT
1.5%
130 decisions Moderate
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
0%⚠
16 decisions Too few cases
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
100%⚠
1 decision Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
100%⚠
1 decision Too few cases
Voluntary departure
72.1%
204 decisions High confidence
5.8%
of asylum claims granted on the merits Moderate
Based on 103 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
5.8%
This court
45.7%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the bottom 9% 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 · 58 decisions since 2021
10.3%
Without a lawyer⚠unrepresented · 45 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).