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Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Natalie B. Huddleston earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2001 and a Juris Doctor in 2004, both from the University of Notre Dame. Before her appointment, she served as an assistant U.S. attorney in Phoenix (2014-2018), a deputy county attorney with the Pinal County Attorney's Office in Florence, Arizona (2013-2014), and an assistant attorney general with the Arizona Attorney General's Office in Phoenix (2008-2013).
Caseload & process (since 2021)
878
Completions per year
5,267 total
64.1%
Detained at decision
share of cases
1.1 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
0.1%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
3.4%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
19%
Appeals remanded or reversed
84 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.
25%
Bond requests granted
1,270 bond decisions High confidence
$6,000
Median bond when set
303 bonds with amounts
0.9%
Released on own recognizance
This judge 25%
Court average 32.9% · median $8,000
National 41.9% · median $6,500
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
12.8%
226 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
4.8%
504 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
39.3%
112 decisions Moderate
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
20.7%⚠
29 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
84.6%⚠
13 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
63.1%
406 decisions High confidence
12.8%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 226 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
12.8%
This court
16.6%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the bottom 26% 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 · 159 decisions since 2021
16.4%
Without a lawyerunrepresented · 67 decisions since 2021
4.5%
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).