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Inside Immigration

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Immigration judges

Dan Trimble

Immigration Judge, Stewart Immigration Court. Appointed October 2010 by Eric Holder.

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

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Judge Trimble68.8%
Lumpkin court78.6%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
138
Asylum granted
25
Other relief granted
18
Denied
95
Against own court
-9.8 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY21FY22FY23
39%72%78%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 54% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Nicaragua (18.8%), Mexico (17.4%), Honduras (10.1%), El Salvador (7.2%), Guatemala (5.8%).

Official biography

Attorney General Eric Holder appointed Judge Trimble in October 2010. Judge Trimble received a bachelor of science degree in 1975 from the United States Military Academy and a juris doctorate in 1981 from Case Western Reserve University. From 2009 to October 2010, he served as deputy circuit executive, Office of the Circuit Executive, 11th Judicial Circuit of the United States, Atlanta, Ga. From 2004 to 2009, he was an assistant district attorney, Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit, Hamilton, Ga. From 1975 to 2004, Judge Trimble served in the U.S. Army in various capacities including circuit trial judge, Fort Benning, Ga., chief legislative counsel, Department of the Army and deputy chief legal counsel, Fort Gordon, Ga. Judge Trimble is a member of the Indiana State Bar and the State Bar of Georgia.

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.

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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.