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Inside Immigration

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Immigration judges

Michael Lloyd

Immigration Judge, Tucson Immigration Court. Appointed June 2020 by William P. Barr.

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

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Judge Lloyd89.1%
Tucson court75.0%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
626
Asylum granted
60
Other relief granted
8
Denied
558
Against own court
+14.1 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY24FY25FY26
83%88%96%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 47% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Mexico (45.5%), Venezuela (24.3%), Colombia (5.1%), El Salvador (4.2%), Ecuador (3.2%).

Official biography

Attorney General William P. Barr appointed Michael W. Lloyd as an immigration judge in June 2020. Judge Lloyd ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 1982 from the University of Wyoming, a Juris Doctor in 1989 from the University of South Dakota, and a Master of Laws in 1993 from the University of Denver. From 1991 to 2020, he served as an attorney, Office of Chief Counsel,Internal Revenue Service, primarily in Denver. From 1989 to 1991, he served as law clerk for Bankruptcy Judge Peder K. Ecker, District of South Dakota, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. From1995 to 2010, he served as a judge advocate in the Wyoming Air National Guard, in Cheyenne,Wyoming. From 1985 to 1995, he served as a judge advocate, budget officer, and aircraft maintenance officer with the South Dakota Air National Guard, in Sioux Falls. Judge Lloyd is am ember of the State Bar of Colorado and Wyoming State Bar.

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.

Other judges at Tucson

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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.