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William Mabry Iii

Immigration Judge, Santa Ana Immigration Court. Appointed May 2022.

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

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Judge Iii22.4%
Santa Ana court76.5%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
228
Asylum granted
170
Other relief granted
7
Denied
51
Against own court
-54.1 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY23FY24
16%42%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 97% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: China (27.2%), India (14%), Indonesia (7.5%), Russia (7.5%), Egypt (6.1%).

Official biography

William Mabry III was appointed as an Immigration Judge to begin hearing cases in May 2022. Judge Mabry ear ned a Bachelor of Science in 1988 from Arizona State University, and a Master of Public Administration in 1991 from Arizona State University while concurrently earning a Juris Doctor in 1993 from the University of New Mexico School of Law. From 2019 to 2022, he served as an associate judge for the San Carlos Apache Tribe, in Peridot, Arizona. From 2018 to 2019, he was an associate attorney with Davis and Miles, in Tempe, Arizona. From 1996 to 2018, he served as a senior field attorney with the National Labor Relations Board in Phoenix. From 1994 to 1995, he served as a staff attorney with the New Mexico Court of Appeals. Judge Mabry is a member of the State Bar of Arizona and State Bar of New Mexico.

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.