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Inside Immigration

Plain-language guides to US immigration, asylum and USCIS procedure.

Immigration judges

Atlanta W. Peachtree Street Immigration Court

Peachtree Summit Federal Building, 401 W. Peachtree Street, Suite 2600, Atlanta, GA 30308. 15 judges with a published asylum record; the court denied 82.4% of asylum cases against 62.9% nationally.

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Judges

median denial rate 83.2%
JudgeAppointedDecisionsDenial rateLeaning
Andrew HewittFebruary 202322093.6%Strict
Kelley N. FowlerNovember 201823593.2%Strict
Ghunise L. CoaxumAugust 202369091.0%Strict
Blake DoughtyOctober 20201,20287.2%Strict
Njeri B. MaldonadoSeptember 201660686.3%Strict
Ryan FisherMarch 202080186.1%Strict
Philip A. BarrJanuary 202029584.4%Strict
Suzette SmikleOctober 202255883.2%Strict
Michael SchnitzerJune 202011480.7%Strict
Philip P. TaylorJanuary 202037580.5%Strict
Amy Fairchild HaerAugust 202252979.2%Strict
Kevin J. ChapmanMarch 200824575.1%Strict
Bryan D. WatsonApril 202119871.7%Strict
Jennifer R. BellFebruary 202325162.2%Average
Winfield W. MurrayDecember 202246660.9%Average