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Immigration judges

Philip P. Taylor

Immigration Judge, Atlanta W. Peachtree Street Immigration Court. Appointed January 2020 by William P. Barr.

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

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Judge Taylor80.5%
Atlanta court82.4%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
375
Asylum granted
24
Other relief granted
49
Denied
302
Against own court
-1.9 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY22FY23FY24FY25
91%78%79%84%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 65% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Guatemala (17.6%), Honduras (15.7%), Mexico (14.1%), Colombia (10.1%), Venezuela (10.1%).

Official biography

Attorney General Barr appointed Philip P. Taylor to begin hearing cases in January 2020. Judge Taylor ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 1986 from LeMoyne College, a Juris Doctor in 1989 from Emory University School of Law, a Master of Judicial Studies in 2007 from University of Nevada, Reno, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Judicial Studies in 2012 from University of Nevada, Reno. From 2000 to 2019, Judge Taylor served as chief municipal judge for the City of Kennesaw, Acworth, Powder Springs, and Woodstock, Georgia. From 1996 to 2016, Judge Taylor served as magistrate judge, in Cobb County, Georgia. From 1989 to 2012, he was in private practice at Webb, Carlock, Copeland, Semler & Star; Hopkins & Taylor L.L.P.; and The Taylor Firm P.C. Judge Taylor is member of the Georgia 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 Atlanta

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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.