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Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Steve Mannion earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1990 from Gettysburg College and a Juris Doctor in 1993 from Seton Hall University School of Law. Before his appointment, he served as an officer in the U.S. Coast Guard assigned to law enforcement and security duties (2004-2021) and as an appellate military judge on the Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals.
Caseload & process (since 2021)
438
Completions per year
2,630 total
12%
Detained at decision
share of cases
14.7 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
10.8%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
22.5%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
13.5%
Appeals remanded or reversed
340 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.
24.2%
Bond requests granted
198 bond decisions Moderate
$5,000
Median bond when set
44 bonds with amounts
2.1%
Released on own recognizance
This judge 24.2%
Court average 100% · median $10,000
National 41.9% · median $6,500
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
7.9%
783 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
3.1%
1,308 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
12.5%⚠
16 decisions Too few cases
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
50%⚠
6 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
20%⚠
5 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
97.4%
116 decisions Moderate
7.9%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 783 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
7.9%
This court
12.6%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the bottom 13% 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 · 711 decisions since 2021
8.4%
Without a lawyerunrepresented · 72 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.
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).