Robert B.C. McSeveney
Immigration Judge, Seattle Immigration Court. Appointed 1980 by Jeff Sessions.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 2,053
- Asylum granted
- 699
- Other relief granted
- 22
- Denied
- 1,332
- Against own court
- -9.0 pts
| FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56% | 77% | 62% | 57% | 64% | 74% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 67% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: Russia (14.3%), Mexico (12.6%), Brazil (11.7%), Colombia (11%), Honduras (6.7%).
Official biography
Then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions appointed Robert B.C. McSeveney to begin hearing case sin November 2018. Judge McSeveney ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 1980 from Seattle Universityand a Juris Doctor in 1984 from the University of Puget Sound Law School. In 2018, he serve das a superior court judge for the Chelan County Superior Court, in Washington. From 2011 to2017, he served as an immigration judge for the Executive Office for Immigration Review,Department of Justice, in San Diego. From 1994 to 2011, he served as a municipal court judge for the City of Kent, in Washington. From 1988 to 1994, he was an attorney in private practice,in Bellevue, Washington. From 1985 to 1988, he was a deputy prosecuting attorney and assistant city attorney for the City of Bellevue, in Washington. Judge McSeveney is a member of the Washington State Bar.
In the record
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Other judges at Seattle
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.