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Michael Tisocco

Immigration Judge, Seattle Immigration Court. Appointed December 2022.

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

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Judge Tisocco87.1%
Seattle court73.9%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
1,344
Asylum granted
140
Other relief granted
34
Denied
1,170
Against own court
+13.2 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY23FY24FY25FY26
76%79%87%96%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 38% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Mexico (35.2%), Colombia (13.5%), Guatemala (10.6%), Peru (7.8%), Honduras (5.9%).

Official biography

Michael J. Tisocco was appointed as an Immigration Judge to begin hearing cases in December 2022. Judge Tisocco ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 2004 from the University of Washington and a Juris Doctor in 2008 from Suffolk University Law School. From 2015 to 2022, he was in private practice at Tisocco Immigration PLLC in Seattle represent ing individuals before EOIR; the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals; U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security; and the Department of State. From 2012 to 2015, he was partner at Stratton & Tisocco PLLC in Seattle. From 2010 to 2012, he was an associate attorney at Jakeman Shaklee Oliver, PS in Seattle. From 2009 to 2010, he was in private practice at the Law Office of Michael J. Tisocco in Seattle. Judge Tisocco is a member of the Washington 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 Seattle

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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.