The Honorable Immigration Judge Wayne K. Houser Jr.
Atlanta — W. Peachtree Street, GA Immigration Court
Appointed April 2002 · President George W. Bush→ Attorney General John Ashcroft(AG inferred from date)
24 years on the immigration bench
Appointed under a Republican administration
Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Wayne K. Houser Jr. earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1976 from the University of Tennessee and a law degree in 1978 from Memphis State University. Earlier in his career he served as a judicial law clerk for the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals (1981-1982), an assistant state attorney general for Tennessee (1982-1984), was in private practice (1985-1993), and served as a referee judge in Knoxville, Tennessee (1993-2002). He was appointed an immigration judge in New Orleans in April 2002 and transferred to the Atlanta Immigration Court in May 2004.
Caseload & process (since 2021)
19
Completions per year
38 total
2.6%
Detained at decision
share of cases
30.6 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
0%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
0%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
—
Appeals remanded or reversed
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 0%
National 41.9% · median $6,500
This judge has no asylum decisions on the merits in this period (since 2021).
Representation comparison unavailable.
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).