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Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Tammy L Fitting earned a Bachelor of Arts (1986) and a Juris Doctor (1989) from the University of Idaho. Before her appointment, she served as an assistant chief counsel for ICE, DHS, in Seattle (2003-2008). Earlier, she was an assistant district counsel with the former Immigration and Naturalization Service (1990-2003), which she entered through the Attorney General's Honors Program.
Caseload & process (since 2021)
982
Completions per year
5,893 total
44.3%
Detained at decision
share of cases
3.4 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
12.6%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
3%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
12.4%
Appeals remanded or reversed
89 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.
32.5%
Bond requests granted
557 bond decisions High confidence
$10,000
Median bond when set
265 bonds with amounts
0%
Released on own recognizance
This judge 32.5%
Court average 34.3% · 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
32.8%
372 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
11.6%
577 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
10.8%⚠
37 decisions Too few cases
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
46.9%⚠
32 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
35.7%⚠
14 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
39.4%
1,232 decisions High confidence
32.8%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 372 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
32.8%
This court
26.7%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the top 40% 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 · 312 decisions since 2021
34%
Without a lawyerunrepresented · 60 decisions since 2021
26.7%
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).