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Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Ryan Fisher earned a Bachelor of Science in 2006 from the Georgia Institute of Technology and a Juris Doctor in 2010 from the University of Georgia School of Law. From 2016 to 2020 he served as an assistant district attorney for the Gwinnett County District Attorney's Office in Lawrenceville, Georgia, and from 2012 to 2016 as an assistant solicitor general for the Gwinnett County Solicitor General's Office. From 2010 to 2012 he was an associate attorney with Thompson, Sweeny, Kinsinger & Pereira PC in Lawrenceville, Georgia.
Caseload & process (since 2021)
2,442
Completions per year
14,652 total
6.1%
Detained at decision
share of cases
23.6 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
41.6%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
8.2%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
10.4%
Appeals remanded or reversed
134 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.
33.7%
Bond requests granted
83 bond decisions Moderate
$10,000
Median bond when set
23 bonds with amounts
3.6%
Released on own recognizance
This judge 33.7%
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
5.3%
796 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
0.5%
1,455 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
7.4%
243 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
57.1%⚠
7 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
75.8%
62 decisions Moderate
Voluntary departure
94.1%
387 decisions High confidence
5.3%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 796 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
5.3%
This court
10.8%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the bottom 8% 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 · 645 decisions since 2021
5.9%
Without a lawyerunrepresented · 151 decisions since 2021
2.6%
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).