Scott Thomsen

Immigration Judge, New York/Federal Plaza Immigration Court. Appointed March 2020 by William P. Barr.

LenientGrants far more often than the national average-39.8 points

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

Judge Thomsen23.1%

New York court47.7%

All judges nationally62.9%

Decisions on the merits: 688
Asylum granted: 497
Other relief granted: 32
Denied: 159
Against own court: -24.6 pts

Denial rate by fiscal year
FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25
17%	16%	30%	25%	28%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 96% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: China (36.9%), India (12.6%), Bangladesh (7.1%), Nepal (6.5%), El Salvador (5.8%).

Official biography

Attorney General William P. Barr appointed Scott E. Thomsen as an immigration judge in March 2020. Judge Thomsen ear ned a Bachelor of Science in 1988 and a Juris Doctor in 1991 from Brigham Young University. From 1995 to 2020, he served as the associate circuit judge for Bollinger County, Missouri. From 1992 to 1994, he was an assistant public defender for the 32ndand 33rd Judicial Circuits of Missouri, in Jackson. Judge Thomsen is a member of the Missouri State Bar, Nevada State Bar, and Utah State Bar.

As published by the Executive Office for Immigration Review at appointment, via TRAC.

In the record

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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.