The Honorable Immigration Judge Michael Taylor
Baltimore, MD Immigration Court
Appointed April 2026 · President Donald Trump → Attorney General Pamela Bondi (AG inferred from date)
Less than a year on the immigration bench
Appointed under a Republican administration
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Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Michael Taylor earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1998 from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and a Juris Doctor in 2002 from the University of Maryland School of Law. From July 2022 to March 2026, he served as the chief administrative hearing officer, and from July 2020 to July 2022 as a hearing officer, at the Environmental Control Board of Baltimore City. For many years he was a principal at the Law Office of Michael P. Taylor LLC in Baltimore and earlier a managing partner at the Law Office of Taylor & Taylor LLC. From 2003 to 2005, he served as an assistant state's attorney at the Baltimore City State's Attorney's Office.
Caseload & process (since 2021)
33
Completions per year
100 total
2%
Detained at decision
share of cases
27.2 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
27%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
25%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
—
Appeals remanded or reversed
only 0 appeals — too few
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
| Asylum | |
0%⚠ |
48 decisions Too few cases |
| Withholding / CAT | |
1.2% |
85 decisions Moderate |
| Adjustment of status (245) | |
100%⚠ |
1 decision Too few cases |
| Voluntary departure | |
46.7%⚠ |
15 decisions Too few cases |
0%⚠
of asylum claims granted on the merits
Based on 48 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021. Fewer than 50 — treat this figure with caution.
Does a lawyer matter here?
Asylum grant rate by whether the person had legal representation.
With a lawyer⚠represented · 44 decisions since 2021
Without a lawyer⚠unrepresented · 4 decisions since 2021
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).