Benjamin Davey
Immigration Judge, Detroit Immigration Court. Appointed August 2023.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 367
- Asylum granted
- 77
- Other relief granted
- 15
- Denied
- 275
- Against own court
- +7.6 pts
| FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|
| 76% | 60% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 86% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: Colombia (35.1%), Mexico (16.1%), Bangladesh (7.9%), Peru (6.8%), Honduras (6%).
Official biography
Benjamin J. Davey was appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in August 2023. Judge Davey ear ned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2002 from Otterbein University and a Juris Doctorate in 2006 from Cleveland State University College of Law. From 2013 to 2023, he served as a magistrate in the Lorain County Court of Common Pleas, Domestic Relations and Juvenile Division, in Elyria, Ohio. During this time, from 2022 to 2023, he provided pro bono legal services through Catholic Charities, assi sting individuals seeking affirmative asylum before U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security. From 2007 to 2013, he served as an assistant prosecuting attorney for Lorain County, Ohio. During this time, from 2011 to 2013, Judge Davey also served as counsel for the Lorain County General Health District. Judge Davey is a member of the Ohio State Bar.
In the record
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Other judges at Detroit
Court page →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.