Kevin Stanley

Immigration Judge, Orlando Immigration Court. Appointed October 2022.

StrictDenies more often than the national average+14.5 points

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

Judge Stanley77.4%

Orlando court72.3%

All judges nationally62.9%

Decisions on the merits: 645
Asylum granted: 106
Other relief granted: 40
Denied: 499
Against own court: +5.1 pts

Denial rate by fiscal year
FY23	FY24	FY25	FY26
56%	62%	76%	91%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 76% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Venezuela (19.4%), Cuba (18.8%), Colombia (13.6%), Nicaragua (8.2%), Honduras (7.1%).

Official biography

Kevin E. Stanley was appointed as an Immigration Judge to begin hearing cases in October 2022. Judge Stanley ear ned a Bachelor of Science in 1998 from the University of Central Florida and a Juris Doctor in 2001 from the Florida State University College of Law. From 2018 to 2022, he served as a deputy chief counsel, Office of the Principal Legal Advisor (OPLA), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Department of Homeland Security, in Orlando, Florida. From 2008 to 2018 he served as an assistant chief counsel, OPLA, ICE in Orlando. From 2001 to 2008, he served as an assistant state's attorney with the Office of the State Attorney for the Ninth Judicial Circuit in Orlando. Judge Stanley is a member of the Florida Bar.

As published by the Executive Office for Immigration Review at appointment, via TRAC.

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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.