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Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Timothy R Everett received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1980 from Louisiana State University; a Master of Arts degree and a Juris Doctorate in 1986 from Tulane University and Tulane University Law School respectively; and a Master of Studies in Environmental Law in 2000 from Vermont Law School. From March 2009 to April 2013, he served as an assistant chief counsel with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in Los Angeles. Earlier he was a solo practitioner in Los Angeles, an interim directing attorney for the Central American Resource Center, a directing attorney of the Domestic Legal Department at El Rescate Legal Services, and a staff attorney at Ayuda Legal Services in Washington, D.C. He is a member of the State Bar of California and the Florida Bar.
Caseload & process (since 2021)
833
Completions per year
4,996 total
2.2%
Detained at decision
share of cases
15.8 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
16.2%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
7.5%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
16.7%
Appeals remanded or reversed
36 appeals decided
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
41.9%
661 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
6.5%
680 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
32.3%
96 decisions Moderate
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
40%⚠
20 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
77.5%
80 decisions Moderate
Voluntary departure
70.7%⚠
41 decisions Too few cases
41.9%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 661 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
41.9%
This court
32.6%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the top 28% 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 · 632 decisions since 2021
43.5%
Without a lawyer⚠unrepresented · 29 decisions since 2021
6.9%
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).