Asylum Grant Rate
14.6% of merits decisions
Asylum cases decided at Stewart Immigration Court
Courts → Lumpkin, GA
Immigration court · Lumpkin, GA
Stewart Immigration Court
14.6% asylum grant rate across 4,154 merits decisions (FY2015–2025) - below the 48.2% national average.
Data updated 2026-06-21
- 14.6%
- Asylum grant rate
- 85.4%
- Asylum denial rate
- 161
- Pending cases
- 6 mo
- Time to decision
The verdict
The Stewart Immigration Court granted asylum in 14.6% of the 4,154 cases it decided on the merits - below the 48.2% national rate.
- 14.6%
- Asylum grant rate
- 4,154
- Merits decisions, FY2015–2025
- 20
- Judges with reported asylum decisions
- 161
- Pending cases (all types)
Statistical data only. Grant rates reflect historical case outcomes and are not predictive of any individual case result.
Consult a licensed immigration attorney for legal advice.
Case Insights: Stewart Immigration Court
The Stewart Immigration Court, based in Lumpkin, GA, decided 4,154 asylum cases on the merits between FY2015 and FY2025 - out of 129,920 total proceedings of all case types it handled. Of those asylum decisions, 607 were granted (14.6%) and 3,547 were denied (85.4%). The court has 20 immigration judges with enough asylum decisions to report, whose individual grant rates shape the court-wide average shown above.
Between fiscal year 2015 and fiscal year 2025, the grant rate at Stewart Immigration Court fell by 15.4 percentage points, moving from 22.2% to 6.8%. That window spans 11 fiscal years of reported data, covering shifts in bench composition, policy guidance, and nationality mix. The year-by-year table lower on this page shows the underlying annual case volume for every year in the series.
Outcomes vary substantially judge-to-judge. Judge DTB decided the most asylum cases here - 708 merits decisions (17.4% grant rate). The spread between the highest-grant and lowest-grant judges at this court is 38.6 percentage points - CRC at 41.0% versus JSW at 2.4%. These differences reflect case mix, nationality assignments, and docket type rather than any single factor, and they are why EOIR cautions readers against treating any judge's rate as predictive of an individual case.
14.6%
Asylum Grant Rate
85.4%
Asylum Denial Rate
4,154
Asylum Decisions
6 mo
Avg Time to Decision
Pending Cases
161
Open proceedings (all case types)
Asylum Decisions
4,154
Merits decisions, FY2015–2025
Grant rate over time
Asylum grant rate by fiscal year at Stewart Immigration Court.
| Fiscal year | Decisions | Grant rate |
|---|---|---|
| FY2015 | 162 | 22.2% |
| FY2016 | 265 | 11.7% |
| FY2017 | 484 | 5.2% |
| FY2018 | 359 | 14.2% |
| FY2019 | 905 | 9.8% |
| FY2020 | 654 | 17.3% |
| FY2021 | 153 | 31.4% |
| FY2022 | 236 | 30.9% |
| FY2023 | 246 | 22.0% |
| FY2024 | 250 | 22.8% |
| FY2025 | 440 | 6.8% |
The judge lottery at Stewart Immigration Court
20 judges with enough asylum decisions to report. Grant rates run from 41.0% (100 decisions) down to 2.4% (41 decisions) - a 38.6-point spread on the same bench. Rates based on smaller decision counts carry more statistical noise.
Judge names below are the anonymized judge codes EOIR assigns in its public case-data release, not verified public identities. EOIR does not publish immigration judges' full names in this dataset. See our methodology for detail.
| # | Judge | Decisions | Asylum grant rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Judge CRC | 100 | |
| 2 | Judge JER | 205 | |
| 3 | Judge GJW | 51 | |
| 4 | Judge DTB | 708 | |
| 5 | Judge JRN | 185 | |
| 6 | Judge LDC | 44 | |
| 7 | Judge SBF | 278 | |
| 8 | Judge BHB | 352 | |
| 9 | Judge SC2 | 460 | |
| 10 | Judge SGE | 69 | |
| 11 | Judge SHA | 284 | |
| 12 | Judge MPB | 81 | |
| 13 | Judge JCR | 123 | |
| 14 | Judge JEH | 79 | |
| 15 | Judge JDP | 84 | |
| 16 | Judge NBM | 187 | |
| 17 | Judge WKH | 85 | |
| 18 | Judge RD1 | 405 | |
| 19 | Judge EBW | 88 | |
| 20 | Judge JSW | 41 | |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the grant rate at the Stewart Immigration Court immigration court? ▼
The Stewart Immigration Court immigration court has an overall grant rate of 14.6% and a denial rate of 85.4%, based on 4,154 asylum merits decisions (FY2015–2025) from DOJ EOIR records.
How many immigration judges serve at Stewart Immigration Court? ▼
Stewart Immigration Court has 20 immigration judges on record. Grant rates vary significantly between judges, from 2.4% to 41.0%.
How long do cases take at Stewart Immigration Court? ▼
The average wait time at Stewart Immigration Court is approximately 6 months. Wait times vary based on case type, docket load, and whether continuances are granted.
Where is the Stewart Immigration Court immigration court located? ▼
The Stewart Immigration Court immigration court is located in Lumpkin, GA. It is part of the DOJ Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) system.
Does the grant rate predict my case outcome at Stewart Immigration Court? ▼
No. Grant rates are historical averages reflecting aggregate outcomes across all case types and judges. Individual outcomes depend on the specific facts of each case, the judge assigned, the type of relief sought, and whether you have legal representation. Always consult a licensed immigration attorney.
How has the Stewart Immigration Court grant rate changed over time? ▼
Between FY2015 and FY2025, the grant rate at Stewart Immigration Court decreased from 22.2% to 6.8%. Year-by-year data is shown in the trends table on this page.
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Source: U.S. EOIR, Immigration Court Statistics Immigration court outcomes by court and case type · 2025
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