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Amy T. Lee

Immigration Judge, Charlotte Immigration Court. Appointed April 2013 by Eric Holder.

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

TRAC source →
Judge Lee84.1%
Charlotte court86.7%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
667
Asylum granted
48
Other relief granted
58
Denied
561
Against own court
-2.6 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
94%86%84%61%84%80%

Read from TRAC's chart to the nearest point. Years with fewer than 25 decisions are not shown.

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 71% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Honduras (25.5%), Mexico (18.7%), Guatemala (18.4%), El Salvador (12.4%), Colombia (5.2%).

Official biography

Attorney General Eric Holder appointed Judge Lee in April 2013. Judge Lee received a bachelor of arts degree in 1992 from Stanford University; a juris doctorate in 1995 from University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law; and a master of public administration in 2001 from California State University, East Bay. From February 2008 to April 2013, she was an attorney with Fallon, Bixby, Cheng & Lee, Inc. in San Francisco. From January 2006 to February 2008, Judge Lee was an attorney with the Law Offices of David M. Lederman in Antioch, Calif. From January 2005 to December 2005, she was a solo practitioner in Oakland, Calif. From January 2001 to January 2005, Judge Lee served as senior corporate counsel for People Soft, Inc. From September 1995 to December 2000, she served as an assistant district counsel for the Department of Justice, U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service, in San Francisco. Judge Lee is a member of the State Bar of California.

As published by the Executive Office for Immigration Review at appointment, via TRAC.

In the record

No published reporting or appellate decisions naming this judge have been collected yet.

Other judges at Charlotte

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About these figures. Denial rates describe outcomes in the cases a judge happened to hear, which differ by detention, nationality and representation. They are not a measure of fairness or competence. Method and sources are on the judges index.