The Honorable Immigration Judge Scott G Alexander

Miami, FL Immigration Court
Appointed March 1997 · President Bill Clinton Attorney General Janet Reno (AG inferred from date)
29 years on the immigration bench
Appointed under a Democratic administration

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Caseload & process (since 2021)
1,841
Completions per year
11,044 total
4.5%
Detained at decision
share of cases
24.1 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
19.2%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
4.3%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
6.7%
Appeals remanded or reversed
90 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.
37.3%
Bond requests granted
675 bond decisions High confidence
$10,000
Median bond when set
254 bonds with amounts
1.2%
Released on own recognizance
This judge 37.3%
National 41.9% · median $6,500

Grant rates by type of relief

Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
17.2% 494 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
3% 766 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
53% 83 decisions Moderate
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
100% 7 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
90.5% 84 decisions Moderate
Voluntary departure
91% 134 decisions Moderate
17.2%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 494 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
17.2%
This court
20.2%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the bottom 35% 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 · 453 decisions since 2021
18.1%
Without a lawyerunrepresented · 41 decisions since 2021
7.3%

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.
0% 25% 50% 75% 100%2015: 25.4% of 63 decisions25.4%20152016: 10.5% of 153 decisions10.5%20162017: 15.4% of 234 decisions15.4%20172018: 16.1% of 299 decisions16.1%20182019: 11.4% of 376 decisions11.4%20192020: 12.4% of 161 decisions12.4%20202021: 22.5% of 40 decisions22.5%20212022: 25.5% of 98 decisions25.5%20222023: 31.6% of 76 decisions31.6%20232024: 34.1% of 44 decisions34.1%20242025: 6.6% of 183 decisions6.6%20252026 (partial year): 0% of 53 decisions0%2026*
* 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).
Miami, FL · home court
10,501 (95%)
439 (4.0%)
47 (0.43%)
9 (0.08%)
6 (0.05%)
5 (0.05%)