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Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Sarah B Mazzie earned a Bachelor of Science in 2002 from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Juris Doctor in 2006 from DePaul University College of Law. Before her appointment, she served as an assistant chief counsel for Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Minnesota (2014-2017) and Georgia (2011-2014), practiced law in Wisconsin as a partner in her own firm (2008-2011) and as an associate attorney (2007-2008), and served as an immigration attorney for the Wisconsin Coalition Against Domestic Violence (2006-2007).
Caseload & process (since 2021)
802
Completions per year
4,810 total
38.7%
Detained at decision
share of cases
12.6 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
22.1%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
11.4%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
19.9%
Appeals remanded or reversed
206 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.
34.2%
Bond requests granted
795 bond decisions High confidence
$7,000
Median bond when set
262 bonds with amounts
0.4%
Released on own recognizance
This judge 34.2%
Court average 39.1% · median $5,000
National 41.9% · median $6,500
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
16.3%
725 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
6%
1,264 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
6.2%⚠
48 decisions Too few cases
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
47.1%
51 decisions Moderate
Adjustment of status (245)
62.1%⚠
29 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
76%
179 decisions Moderate
16.3%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 725 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
16.3%
This court
16.7%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the bottom 34% 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 · 584 decisions since 2021
19.5%
Without a lawyerunrepresented · 141 decisions since 2021
2.8%
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).