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Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge William Mabry III earned a Bachelor of Science (1988) and a Master of Public Administration (1991) from Arizona State University and a Juris Doctor in 1993 from the University of New Mexico School of Law. Before his appointment, he served as an associate judge for the San Carlos Apache Tribe (2019-2022), an associate attorney at Davis Miles in Tempe, Arizona (2018-2019), and a senior field attorney with the National Labor Relations Board in Phoenix (1996-2018).
Caseload & process (since 2021)
975
Completions per year
4,876 total
37.3%
Detained at decision
share of cases
2.5 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
4.8%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
4.4%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
56.6%
Appeals remanded or reversed
76 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.
31.7%
Bond requests granted
1,220 bond decisions High confidence
$6,000
Median bond when set
384 bonds with amounts
0%
Released on own recognizance
This judge 31.7%
Court average 26.4% · median $7,000
National 41.9% · median $6,500
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
47.2%
462 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
25.2%
583 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
17.5%⚠
40 decisions Too few cases
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
60%⚠
20 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
94.7%⚠
19 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
85.6%
416 decisions High confidence
47.2%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 462 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
47.2%
This court
17.8%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the top 22% 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 · 345 decisions since 2021
58.3%
Without a lawyerunrepresented · 117 decisions since 2021
14.5%
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).