Blake Doughty
Immigration Judge, Atlanta W. Peachtree Street Immigration Court. Appointed October 2020 by William P. Barr.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 1,202
- Asylum granted
- 104
- Other relief granted
- 50
- Denied
- 1,048
- Against own court
- +4.8 pts
| FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90% | 79% | 79% | 57% | 94% | 96% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 75% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: Venezuela (24.5%), Mexico (14.6%), Guatemala (11.4%), Colombia (10.1%), Nicaragua (8%).
Official biography
Attorney General William P. Barr appointed Blake L. Doughty as an Immigration Judge in October 2020. Judge Doughty ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 2004 from the University of Georgiaand a Juris Doctor in 2008 from Roger Williams University School of Law. From 2019 to 2020,he served as deputy chief counsel, Office of Chief Counsel (OCC), Office of the Principal Legal Advisor (OPLA), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in Atlanta. From 2015 to 2019, he served as an assistant chief counsel, OCC,OPLA, ICE, DHS, in Atlanta and Lumpkin, Georgia. From 2014 to 2015, he served as an assistant district attorney, in Hall County, Georgia. From 2009 to 2014, he served as a U.S. Armyjudge advocate in the following locations: Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Kandahar Airfield,Afghanistan; and Fort Benning, Georgia. Judge Doughty is a member of the Georgia State Bar.
In the record
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Other judges at Atlanta
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.