Shane E. Johnson
Immigration Judge, Seattle Immigration Court. Appointed March 2019 by Matthew Whitaker.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 1,613
- Asylum granted
- 261
- Other relief granted
- 32
- Denied
- 1,320
- Against own court
- +7.9 pts
| FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80% | 63% | 78% | 64% | 87% | 96% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 74% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: Mexico (27.8%), Guatemala (10.2%), El Salvador (8%), Venezuela (7.6%), Honduras (6.6%).
Official biography
Then-Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker appointed Shane E. Johnson to begin hearing cases in March 2019. Judge Johnson earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1999 from the University of Hawaii at Manoa and a Juris Doctor in 2002 from the University of Idaho College of Law. From1988 to 1994 he was a deep sea diver for the U.S. Navy, and from 2002 to 2018 he served as a judge advocate, also for the U.S. Navy. Judge Johnson is a member of the State Bar of North Dakota.
In the record
Executive Office for Immigration Review Swears in 31 Immigration Judges
EOIR announced that acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker appointed Shane E. Johnson to the Seattle Immigration Court, beginning in March 2019. The notice records that he was a U.S. Navy deep sea diver from 1988 to 1994 before entering law.
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.