Atlanta — W. Peachtree Street, GA Immigration Court
Appointed January 2020 · President Donald Trump→ Attorney General William P. Barr
6 years on the immigration bench
Appointed under a Republican administration
Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Philip P Taylor earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1986 from LeMoyne College, a Juris Doctor in 1989 from Emory University School of Law, a Master of Judicial Studies in 2007 from the University of Nevada, Reno, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Judicial Studies in 2012 from the University of Nevada, Reno. From 2000 to 2019 he served as chief municipal judge for the Georgia cities of Kennesaw, Acworth, Powder Springs, and Woodstock, and from 1996 to 2016 as a magistrate judge in Cobb County, Georgia. He was in private law practice from 1989 to 2012.
Caseload & process (since 2021)
2,067
Completions per year
12,401 total
3.1%
Detained at decision
share of cases
20.8 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
44.8%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
3.9%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
12.2%
Appeals remanded or reversed
115 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 0%
National 41.9% · median $6,500
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
6.5%
370 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
1.7%
664 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
12%
75 decisions Moderate
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
100%⚠
1 decision Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
78.6%⚠
28 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
94.7%
75 decisions Moderate
6.5%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 370 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
6.5%
This court
10.8%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the bottom 10% 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 · 253 decisions since 2021
9.1%
Without a lawyerunrepresented · 117 decisions since 2021
0.9%
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).