Jennifer R. Bell
Immigration Judge, Atlanta W. Peachtree Street Immigration Court. Appointed February 2023.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 251
- Asylum granted
- 45
- Other relief granted
- 50
- Denied
- 156
- Against own court
- -20.2 pts
| FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|
| 33% | 62% | 82% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 74% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: Mexico (21.9%), Venezuela (17.5%), Nicaragua (12.7%), Guatemala (10.8%), Honduras (8.4%).
Official biography
Jennifer R. Bell was appointed as an Immigration Judge to begin hearing cases in February 2023. Judge Bell ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 2005 from Auburn University and a Juris Doctor in 2009 from Samford University, Cumberland School of Law. From 2019 to 2022, she served as an attorney advisor for the Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals, Department of Health and Human Services, in Atlanta. From 2018 to 2019, she served as an assistant commonwealth's attorney at the Office of the Commonwealth's Attorney in Louisville, Kentucky. From 2010 to 2017, she served as a deputy district attorney for the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office in Montgomery, Alabama. From 2009 to 2010, she served as a judicial clerk in Auburn, Alabama. Judge Bell is a member of the Alabama State Bar and the Kentucky Bar.
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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.