Phillip T. Williams
Immigration Judge, Hyattsville Immigration Court. Appointed April 1997.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 269
- Asylum granted
- 148
- Other relief granted
- 12
- Denied
- 109
- Against own court
- -17.1 pts
| FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41% | 27% | 46% | 57% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 96% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: El Salvador (25.3%), Cameroon (17.8%), Honduras (10.8%), Peru (6.7%), Ethiopia (5.9%).
Official biography
Judge Williams was appointed as an ACIJ in April 1997. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1978 from Temple University, a Master of Arts degree in 1981 from Howard University, and a Juris Doctorate in 1986 from Howard University School of Law. From March 1995 to March 1997, Judge Williams served as an Immigration Judge in New York. From 1987 to 1995, he was an attorney for Maggio & Kattar in Washington, DC. Judge Williams worked as a DC pre-trial services officer from 1984 to 1986. He is a member of the District of Columbia and Pennsylvania Bars.
In the record
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Other judges at Hyattsville
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.