Steven B. Fuller
Immigration Judge, Stewart Immigration Court. Appointed October 2018 by Jeff Sessions.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 292
- Asylum granted
- 21
- Other relief granted
- 30
- Denied
- 241
- Against own court
- +3.9 pts
| FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81% | 83% | 86% | 77% | 90% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 54% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: Mexico (13.7%), Nicaragua (8.6%), Honduras (6.8%), Colombia (6.5%), Guatemala (6.2%).
Official biography
Attorney General Jeff Sessions appointed Steven B. Fuller to begin hearing cases in October 2018. Judge Fuller ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 1997 from Auburn University and a Juris Doctorin 2000 from Regent University School of Law. From 2016 to 2018, he was an assistant chief counsel with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Department of Homeland Security(DHS) in Lumpkin, Georgia. From 2014 to 2016, he was an associate attorney with the Pearson Law Firm, P.C., in Belton, Texas. From 2009 to 2014, he was an assistant center counsel with the U.S. Army at Fort Hood, Texas. From 2008 to 2009, he was an assistant chief counsel with ICE, DHS, in Lumpkin, Georgia. From 2001 to 2008, he was an attorney with the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps in these locations: Fort Hood, Texas; Fort Benning, Georgia;and Tikrit, Iraq. Judge Fuller is a member of the Texas State Bar and the Kentucky Bar.
In the record
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Other judges at Lumpkin
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.