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Inside Immigration

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Immigration judges

Scott G. Alexander

Immigration Judge, Miami Immigration Court. Appointed March 1997.

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

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Judge Alexander69.8%
Miami court71.5%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
514
Asylum granted
89
Other relief granted
66
Denied
359
Against own court
-1.7 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
79%70%66%43%71%77%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 85% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Guatemala (19.8%), Honduras (16%), Venezuela (14%), Nicaragua (13.2%), Cuba (8.8%).

Official biography

Judge Alexander was appointed as an Immigration Judge in March 1997. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wesleyan University in 1980, and a furls Doctorate from the Antioch School of Law in 1985. Judge Alexander worked in private practice with the law firm of Bogin, Munns & Munns from 1993 to 1997, in Orlando, Florida. From 1990 to 1993, he worked with the law firm of Lee Jay Colling & Associates, also in Orlando. Judge Alexander served as an assistant public defender in Orlando from April to September 1990. He served as a staff attorney with the Greater Orlando Area Legal Services, Inc., from 1988 to 1990. Judge Alexander is a member of the Florida 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 Miami

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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.