R. Reid McKee
Immigration Judge, Pearsall Immigration Court. Appointed March 2016 by Loretta E. Lynch.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 318
- Asylum granted
- 29
- Other relief granted
- 42
- Denied
- 247
- Against own court
- -5.1 pts
| FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58% | 72% | 91% | 86% | 82% | 69% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 36% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: Honduras (18.2%), Cuba (11%), Mexico (9.1%), El Salvador (8.2%), Nicaragua (7.9%).
Official biography
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch appointed Judge R. Reid McKee to begin hearing cases in March 2016. Judge McKee ear ned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1997 from the University of Alabama, a Master of Arts in Social Sciences in 1998 from the University of Chicago, and a Juris Doctor in 2003 from the University of Mississippi School of Law. From 2010 to February 2016, Judge McKee served as assistant chief counsel for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Department of Homeland Security. From 2009 through 2010, he was the manager of R. Reid McKee PLLC, in Madison, Miss. From 2003 through 2009, he was an associate at Watkins and Eager PLLC, in Jackson, Miss. Judge McKee is a member of the Mississippi and Tennessee Bars.
In the record
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Other judges at Pearsall
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.