# Amy Sigmon Walker Immigration Judge · [Charlotte Immigration Court](/kyj/court/nc/charlotte-immigration-court) Last updated October 7, 2026 ## Amy Sigmon Walker at a glance Current role Immigration Judge Court [Charlotte Immigration Court](/kyj/court/nc/charlotte-immigration-court) Current assignment [Charlotte Immigration Court](/kyj/court/nc/charlotte-immigration-court) Jurisdiction North Carolina · Federal Judicial service Active Historical EOIR data ## Outcomes at a glance Total outcomes 391 Relief granted 0 0.0% Denied / removal ordered 378 96.7% Other / procedural 13 3.3% National comparison for this selection: 9,249,024 outcomes; 10.0% relief granted; 52.0% denied / removal ordered; 38.0% other / procedural. Methodology and sources These are proceeding outcomes, not asylum application statistics. Completion years use EOIR COMP_DATE; 2026 contains partial-year data. Relief granted, denied / removal ordered and other / procedural exhaust the recorded outcomes. Groups of one are included. Historical outcomes do not establish a current assignment. Counts describe recorded cases and do not predict an individual's result. [Official EOIR case data](https://fileshare.eoir.justice.gov/EOIR%20Case%20Data.zip) · Source date: Tue, 01 Sep 2026 14:14:27 GMT Asylum decisions and other statistics ## Analytics Published EOIR records include 39 asylum outcomes associated with this judge. Asylum was granted in 0 (0.0%) and denied in 39 (100.0%); 0 were other or procedural outcomes. [Explore analytics](#analytics) ## Biography ### Professional career - Elected judge of the 25th Judicial District Court of North Carolina, serving since 2002 and covering Burke, Caldwell, and Catawba counties - Appointed as an Immigration Judge to begin hearing cases in May 2026 at Charlotte Immigration Court - assistant district attorney in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina (February 1999–November 2001) - Feb 1999-Nov 2001: Assistant District Attorney, Mecklenburg County - Judge Walker’s practice and judicial work include criminal law, traffic violations, domestic and civil trial practice ### Education - North Carolina Central University School of Law — J.D. (1998) - Bachelor of Arts in Sociology in 1994 from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ### Additional information - district court judge in North Carolina’s 36th Judicial District, presiding over criminal, civil, family, juvenile, and traffic matters (December 2002–April 2026) - Dec 2002-Apr 2026: District Court Judge, North Carolina 36th Judicial District; criminal, civil, family, juvenile and traffic matters; family/recovery court; certified in juvenile abuse, neglect, dependency and termination-of-parental-rights cases - From November 2001 to December 2002, she was in private practice in Newton, North Carolina. - Nov 2001-Dec 2002: Private practice, Newton, North Carolina - She also served as a designated family court and recovery court judge and was certified to preside over juvenile abuse, neglect, dependency, and termination of parental rights cases. - Early Career: After law school, Walker interned at Legal Aid of North Carolina in Wilmington, then held the role of an Assistant District Attorney for Mecklenburg County, prosecuting misdemeanors, DWIs, felony property crimes, and serious felonies - Judge Walker presides over cases in the 25th Judicial District Court of North Carolina, which includes Burke, Caldwell, and Catawba counties. - Walker was raised in Catawba County, NC, attended Newton‐Conover City Schools, and later the North Carolina School of Science and Math in Durham - Judge Walker is a member of the North Carolina Bar. ## Sources Identity source checked August 19, 2026 . Biography sources checked August 19, 2026 . ### DOJ EOIR current immigration judge directory Identity source · HTML · Source checked August 19, 2026 ### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 2.1 - Delivery and Receipt Courtwide source · HTML · Source checked July 30, 2026 ### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 2.3 - Documents ### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 3.10 - Interpreters ### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 3.11 - Courtroom Decorum ### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 3.12 - Electronic Devices ### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 3.15 - Individual Calendar Hearing ### Find an Immigration Court and Access Internet-Based Hearings ### Current EOIR official staff directory Current EOIR Official Staff Directory source · HTML · Source checked October 7, 2026 [Public Records & Data Use](/public-records-data-use) · [Corrections policy](/corrections) ## Published courtroom rules ### Shared court rules - [EOIR Practice Manual 2.1 — Delivery and Receipt](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-c9195b4f0bba01a19aa8df41) — Immigration Court proceedings only, not BIA or OCAHO. Preserve chapter-specific proceeding limits. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.justice.gov/eoir/policy-manual-eoir/part-II/icpm/chapter-2-1). Collected 2026-10-27. - [EOIR Practice Manual 3.11 — Courtroom Decorum](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-8d8e8e8bf80478864645291a) — Immigration Court proceedings only, not BIA or OCAHO. Preserve chapter-specific proceeding limits. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.justice.gov/eoir/policy-manual-eoir/part-II/icpm/chapter-3-11). Collected 2026-10-27. - [EOIR Practice Manual 2.3 — Documents](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-53ee093be24c18a5d1a93046) — Immigration Court proceedings only, not BIA or OCAHO. Preserve chapter-specific proceeding limits. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.justice.gov/eoir/policy-manual-eoir/part-II/icpm/chapter-2-3). Collected 2026-10-27.