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Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Sherease R Pratt earned a Bachelor of Science in 1987 from Cornell University and a Juris Doctor in 1993 from Tulane University School of Law. From 2018 to 2022, she was a senior litigation counsel with the Appellate Court Section, Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice.
Caseload & process (since 2021)
626
Completions per year
3,753 total
0.4%
Detained at decision
share of cases
21.6 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
29.3%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
13.7%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
0%
Appeals remanded or reversed
21 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
1 bond decision Too few cases
—
Median bond when set
—
Released on own recognizance
This judge 0%
Court average 62.1% · 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
30.6%
720 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
1.9%
903 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
0%⚠
7 decisions Too few cases
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
66.7%⚠
3 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
85.7%⚠
14 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
96.3%
109 decisions Moderate
30.6%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 720 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
30.6%
This court
27.1%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the top 43% 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 · 549 decisions since 2021
37%
Without a lawyerunrepresented · 171 decisions since 2021
9.9%
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).