Atlanta — W. Peachtree Street, GA Immigration Court
Appointed 2018 · President Donald Trump→ Attorney General Jeff Sessions(AG inferred from date)
8 years on the immigration bench
Appointed under a Republican administration
Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Sirce E Owen earned a Bachelor of Science in 1996 from Johns Hopkins University, a Master of Business Administration in 2002 from Georgia State University, and a Juris Doctor in 2005 from Georgia State University. She was an associate attorney at Mozley, Finlayson & Loggins LLP in Atlanta from 2005 to 2008 and served as an assistant chief counsel and later deputy chief counsel with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Atlanta from 2008 to 2018. She was appointed an Assistant Chief Immigration Judge in 2018, served as an Appellate Immigration Judge on the Board of Immigration Appeals from August 2020 to January 2025, and has served as Acting Director of the Executive Office for Immigration Review since January 2025. She is a member of the State Bar of Georgia.
Caseload & process (since 2021)
6
Completions per year
6 total
0%
Detained at decision
share of cases
70.9 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
0%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
66.7%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
—
Appeals remanded or reversed
only 0 appeals — too few
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
0%⚠
2 decisions Too few cases
Withholding / CAT
0%⚠
4 decisions Too few cases
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
0%⚠
3 decisions Too few cases
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
100%⚠
1 decision Too few cases
0%⚠
of asylum claims granted on the merits
Based on 2 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021. Fewer than 50 — treat this figure with caution.
This judge
0%
This court
10.8%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
Does a lawyer matter here?
Asylum grant rate by whether the person had legal representation.
With a lawyer⚠represented · 2 decisions since 2021
0%
Without a lawyerunrepresented
no data
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.
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).