Hayden E. Windrow
Immigration Judge, Seattle Immigration Court. Appointed December 2020 by William P. Barr.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 1,806
- Asylum granted
- 524
- Other relief granted
- 33
- Denied
- 1,249
- Against own court
- -4.7 pts
| FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74% | 66% | 65% | 64% | 59% | 89% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 81% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: Mexico (28.8%), Guatemala (8.5%), El Salvador (8%), Honduras (8%), Russia (6.5%).
Official biography
Attorney General William P. Barr appointed Hayden Windrow as an Immigration Judge in December 2020. Judge Windrow ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 1998 from Columbia University, a Masters of Arts in 2000 from the University of London, School of Oriental and African Studies,and a Juris Doctor in 2005 from the New York University School of Law. In 2020, he served as atrial attorney, District Court Section, Office of Immigration Litigation, Department of Justice, inthe District of Columbia. From 2015 to 2020, he served as an assistant chief counsel, Office ofthe Principal Legal Advisor, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in New York. From 2005 to 2015, he served as a judicial law clerk at multiple Article III Courts. Judge Windrow is a member of the New York State Bar.
In the record
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Other judges at Seattle
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.