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Seattle Immigration Court

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Immigration court analytics

Current assignments and source-period outcomes are shown separately

Current Immigration Judges: 9 · Temporary Immigration Judges: 0 · Assistant Chief Immigration Judges: 1 · Other EOIR judicial leadership: 0 · Total judicial personnel: 10.

Current Immigration Judges with direct TRAC reports: 7.

Current aggregate decisions: 22,289
Any relief granted: 31.5%
Denied: 68.5%

Current benchmark period: FY 2021 - 2026*. This is a court aggregate, not an individual judge result.

Current courtwide metrics

Courtwide statistics, not this judge's outcomes

FY2026/YTD through June 2026

New proceedings: 2,702
Completed / closed cases: 9,194
Average wait time for completed cases: 753 days
Backlog: 45,649
Average days waited so far: 874 days
Average days until hearing: 1,911 days
Represented among completed cases: 32.4%N=2,982 / 9,194
Detained among completed cases: 0.1%N=13 / 9,194
Completed in absentia: 52.9%N=4,863 / 9,194

Completed-case outcome mix

Outcome	Cases (N)	Share of completed cases
Removal Order	7,286	79.2%
Terminate Proceedings	1,239	13.5%
Voluntary Departure	342	3.7%
No NTA Filed	52	0.6%
Grant Relief	212	2.3%
Other Closure	49	0.5%
Credible Fear - not found	3	0.0%
Withholding Only - relief not granted	3	0.0%
Asylum Only - relief not granted	2	0.0%
Witholding Only - other	4	0.0%
Other Case Type Completed	2	0.0%

View FY2025 comparison

FY2025

New proceedings: 6,168
Completed / closed cases: 10,897
Average wait time for completed cases: 836 days
Backlog: 50,235
Average days waited so far: 683 days
Average days until hearing: 1,812 days
Represented among completed cases: 39.4%N=4,289 / 10,897
Detained among completed cases: 0.4%N=43 / 10,897
Completed in absentia: 40.2%N=4,378 / 10,897

Completed-case outcome mix

Outcome	Cases (N)	Share of completed cases
Removal Order	6,592	60.5%
Terminate Proceedings	2,900	26.6%
No NTA Filed	194	1.8%
Grant Relief	822	7.5%
Voluntary Departure	187	1.7%
Other Closure	172	1.6%
Credible Fear - not found	9	0.1%
Withholding Only - relief not granted	6	0.1%
Witholding Only - other	10	0.1%
Asylum Only - other	2	0.0%
Withholding Only - relief granted	2	0.0%
Other Case Type Completed	1	0.0%

Sources

Source period: FY2026/YTD through June 2026 · FY2025. Exact denominators are shown as N/n where available.

TRAC source periods: Fiscal Year NTA Dated=2026 · Fiscal Year Completed=2026 · Fiscal Year=2026 · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Represented=Represented; Fiscal Year Completed=2026 · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Custody=Detained; Fiscal Year Completed=2026 · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Hearing Attendance=Not Present at Last Hearing (Absentia Decision); Fiscal Year Completed=2026 · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2026 · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2026, Bond Hearing Outcome=Granted; Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2026 · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2026, Bond Hearing Outcome=Not Granted; Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2026 · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2026, Bond Hearing Outcome=Withdraw; Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2026 · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Removal Order · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Terminate Proceedings · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Voluntary Departure · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=No NTA Filed · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Grant Relief · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Other Closure · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - not found · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - not found · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Withholding Only - relief not granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - found · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - relief not granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Witholding Only - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - found · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Withholding Only - relief granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Other Case Type Completed · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - relief granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - other · Fiscal Year NTA Dated=2025 · Fiscal Year Completed=2025 · Fiscal Year=2025 · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Represented=Represented; Fiscal Year Completed=2025 · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Custody=Detained; Fiscal Year Completed=2025 · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Hearing Attendance=Not Present at Last Hearing (Absentia Decision); Fiscal Year Completed=2025 · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2025 · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2025, Bond Hearing Outcome=Granted; Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2025 · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2025, Bond Hearing Outcome=Not Granted; Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2025 · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2025, Bond Hearing Outcome=Withdraw; Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2025 · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Removal Order · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Terminate Proceedings · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=No NTA Filed · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Grant Relief · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Voluntary Departure · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Other Closure · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - not found · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - found · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - not found · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Withholding Only - relief not granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Witholding Only - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Pros. Discretion · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - found · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Withholding Only - relief granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - relief not granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Other Case Type Completed · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - relief granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=NACARA - relief granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=NACARA - other.

TRAC filters: Fiscal Year NTA Dated=2026 · Fiscal Year Completed=2026 · Fiscal Year=2026 · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Represented=Represented · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Custody=Detained · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Hearing Attendance=Not Present at Last Hearing (Absentia Decision) · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2026 · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2026, Bond Hearing Outcome=Granted · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2026, Bond Hearing Outcome=Not Granted · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2026, Bond Hearing Outcome=Withdraw · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Removal Order · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Terminate Proceedings · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Voluntary Departure · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=No NTA Filed · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Grant Relief · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Other Closure · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - not found · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - not found · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Withholding Only - relief not granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - found · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - relief not granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Witholding Only - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - found · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Withholding Only - relief granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Other Case Type Completed · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - relief granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - other · Fiscal Year NTA Dated=2025 · Fiscal Year Completed=2025 · Fiscal Year=2025 · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Represented=Represented · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Custody=Detained · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Hearing Attendance=Not Present at Last Hearing (Absentia Decision) · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2025 · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2025, Bond Hearing Outcome=Granted · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2025, Bond Hearing Outcome=Not Granted · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2025, Bond Hearing Outcome=Withdraw · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Removal Order · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Terminate Proceedings · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=No NTA Filed · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Grant Relief · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Voluntary Departure · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Other Closure · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - not found · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - found · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - not found · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Withholding Only - relief not granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Witholding Only - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Pros. Discretion · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - found · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Withholding Only - relief granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - relief not granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Other Case Type Completed · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - relief granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=NACARA - relief granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=NACARA - other.

Provenance: TRAC table_json.php exact value; no estimation. Retrieved 2026-09-06.

Direct same-period judge outcome spread

7 direct reports · FY 2021 - 2026* · denial range 64.9%–87.1%.

P25 68.0% · median 75.8% · P75 83.8% · IQR 15.8%.

View historical TRAC report associations

Brett Parchert · N=1,804 · denied 66.7% · TRAC report
David Evans · N=923 · denied 75.8% · TRAC report
Hayden Windrow · N=1,806 · denied 69.2% · TRAC report
Kenneth Sogabe · N=1,809 · denied 85.8% · TRAC report
Michael Tisocco · N=1,344 · denied 87.1% · TRAC report
Robert McSeveney · N=2,053 · denied 64.9% · TRAC report
Shane Johnson · N=1,613 · denied 81.8% · TRAC report

These historical report associations are separate from the current court roster. Cohorts require at least five direct reports for the same report court and reporting period.

Court and U.S. annual outcomes

Exact aggregate fiscal-year counts

Fiscal year	Seattle Immigration Court cases (N)	Seattle Immigration Court any relief	Seattle Immigration Court denied	U.S. any relief	U.S. denied
FY2021	878	32.0%	68.0%	43.9%	56.1%
FY2022	1,853	28.2%	71.8%	51.1%	48.9%
FY2023	2,279	31.8%	68.2%	53.0%	47.0%
FY2024	2,229	36.6%	63.4%	51.1%	48.9%
FY2025	2,847	24.7%	75.3%	30.7%	69.3%
FY2026	2,401	8.7%	91.3%	12.9%	87.1%

Precomputed from exact TRAC aggregate counts; asylum granted + other relief granted = any relief granted, and outcomes sum to N. FY2026 is year-to-date through the published source cutoff. No values are interpolated. TRAC aggregate source · retrieved 2026-08-30. Methodology.

These figures cover completed asylum decisions in TRAC's published data, not all immigration-court matters. Outcomes may reflect case mix, representation, nationality, detention status, policy, and other factors; they are not a judge quality score. Read the methodology.

EOIR court information

OPEN

Current operational status: OPEN. This page reflects the current EOIR court directory record as verified 2026-08-18.

Seattle Immigration Court · primary

Physical address: Seattle Immigration Court 915 2nd Ave., Suite 613 Seattle, WA 98174
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Main phone: (206) 342-7200
General inquiries: SEATTLE.Immigration.Court@usdoj.gov
Public hours: Public Hours: 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Filing-window hours: Window Filing Hours: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Building access: When visiting the court, please use the entrance on 1st Avenue. All visitors to the Seattle Immigration Court will be escorted from the lobby to EOIR space, regardless of whether the visit is for proceedings (e.g., filing at the window). Please obey all official signs posted in the building and in EOIR space.
Security instructions: Security information: All visitors to the immigration court must undergo a security screening through a metal detector machine as well as a handbag screening each time they visit the immigration court. Shoes may be required to be removed. Food and drinks are not allowed, except as specifically permitted by the immigration judge. Usage of cameras or recording devices in courtrooms or other EOIR space is prohibited. Note, however, that attorneys or accredited representatives of record and DHS attorneys representing the government in proceedings before EOIR are permitted to use electronic devices in EOIR courtrooms for the limited purpose of conducting immediately relevant court and business-related activities (e.g. scheduling).
ADA/accessibility: EOIR accessibility statement: https://www.justice.gov/accessibility/accessibility-statement

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Court contacts and access

Main phone: (206) 342-7200
General inquiries: SEATTLE.Immigration.Court@usdoj.gov
Asylum EAD Clock contact: Asylum.Clock.Seattle@usdoj.gov
EOIR case-information phone: (800) 898-7180

Building access

When visiting the court, please use the entrance on 1st Avenue. All visitors to the Seattle Immigration Court will be escorted from the lobby to EOIR space, regardless of whether the visit is for proceedings (e.g., filing at the window). Please obey all official signs posted in the building and in EOIR space.

Security instructions

Security information: All visitors to the immigration court must undergo a security screening through a metal detector machine as well as a handbag screening each time they visit the immigration court. Shoes may be required to be removed. Food and drinks are not allowed, except as specifically permitted by the immigration judge. Usage of cameras or recording devices in courtrooms or other EOIR space is prohibited. Note, however, that attorneys or accredited representatives of record and DHS attorneys representing the government in proceedings before EOIR are permitted to use electronic devices in EOIR courtrooms for the limited purpose of conducting immediately relevant court and business-related activities (e.g. scheduling).

ADA/accessibility

EOIR accessibility statement: https://www.justice.gov/accessibility/accessibility-statement

EOIR court links

Internet-based hearings

EOIR lists Internet-based hearing links and telephonic access codes in its current hearing directory. The hearing notice and current EOIR instructions control whether a particular hearing is remote or in person. Unrepresented respondents generally appear in person unless EOIR directs otherwise.

Source last verified 2026-08-18.

EOIR court personnel

Current immigration judges

David W. Evans
Shane E. Johnson
Robert B.C. McSeveney
Drew T. Nishiyama
Brett M. Parchert
Kenneth S. Sogabe
Michael Tisocco
Hayden Windrow

ACIJ: Theresa M. Scala
Backup ACIJ: Irene C
Court administrator: Joseph Neifert

Jurisdiction and other hearing locations

Administrative-control jurisdiction

Assigned responsibility: SEATTLE, WA - DHS DISTRICT OFFICE (including any sub-offices)Airway Heights Correctional CenterWashington Department of Corrections (Monroe)Washington Department of Corrections (Walla Walla)The Federal Detention Center, Sea Tac Other hearing locations: Immigration CourtAirway Heights Corrections Center, Airway Heights, WAPeace Arch Port of EntryWashington DOC-Monroe, Monroe, WAWashington DCO-Washington State Penitentiary, Walla Walla, WAThe Federal Detention Center, Sea Tac

Other hearing locations

Immigration CourtAirway Heights Corrections Center, Airway Heights, WAPeace Arch Port of EntryWashington DOC-Monroe, Monroe, WAWashington DCO-Washington State Penitentiary, Walla Walla, WAThe Federal Detention Center, Sea Tac

Judge hearing access

The EOIR directory lists the following current Internet-based hearing and telephonic access information for this court. The hearing notice and current EOIR instructions control whether a particular hearing is remote or in person.

ACIJ Theresa Scala (TSC)

Webex/internet hearing: Join EOIR Webex ↗

Telephonic access code: 199 633 9047

Instructions: EOIR lists Internet-based hearing links and telephonic access codes in its current hearing directory. The hearing notice and current EOIR instructions control whether a particular hearing is remote or in person. Unrepresented respondents generally appear in person unless EOIR directs otherwise.

Direct EOIR source ↗ · verified 2026-08-18

David Evans (DDE)

Webex/internet hearing: Join EOIR Webex ↗

Telephonic access code: 199 394 6735

Direct EOIR source ↗ · verified 2026-08-18

Shane Johnson (SEJ)

Webex/internet hearing: Join EOIR Webex ↗

Telephonic access code: 199 850 9237

Direct EOIR source ↗ · verified 2026-08-18

Robert McSeveney (RBM)

Webex/internet hearing: Join EOIR Webex ↗

Telephonic access code: 199 358 5271

Direct EOIR source ↗ · verified 2026-08-18

Drew T. Nishiyama (DTN)

Webex/internet hearing: Join EOIR Webex ↗

Telephonic access code: 2831 975 7881

Direct EOIR source ↗ · verified 2026-08-18

Brett Parchert (BP1)

Webex/internet hearing: Join EOIR Webex ↗

Telephonic access code: 199 624 7658

Direct EOIR source ↗ · verified 2026-08-18

Kenneth Sogabe (KSS)

Webex/internet hearing: Join EOIR Webex ↗

Telephonic access code: 199 653 2781

Direct EOIR source ↗ · verified 2026-08-18

Michael Tisocco (MIT)

Webex/internet hearing: Join EOIR Webex ↗

Telephonic access code: 2762 089 3676

Direct EOIR source ↗ · verified 2026-08-18

Hayden Windrow (HEW)

Webex/internet hearing: Join EOIR Webex ↗

Telephonic access code: 199 377 1391

Direct EOIR source ↗ · verified 2026-08-18