# Chase Calder Cleveland Immigration Judge · Historical service · Sterling Immigration Court Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. Not listed on the current Sterling Immigration Court roster as of 2026-09-25; prior service remains recorded. ## Former regular judicial service Former status comes from the supplied assignment evidence. The current roster alone does not establish the date or reason service ended. - [Sterling Immigration Court](/kyj/court/va/sterling-immigration-court) — Immigration Judge · Historical service Service sources and dates - [EOIR Sterling Immigration Court](https://www.justice.gov/eoir/sterling-immigration-court) · Checked October 17, 2026 Historical EOIR data ## Outcomes at a glance Total outcomes 1,676 Relief granted 111 6.6% Denied / removal ordered 1,305 77.9% Other / procedural 260 15.5% 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 TRAC reports 632 asylum decisions for FY 2021 - 2026. Asylum was granted in 67 (10.6%) and denied in 557 (88.1%); 8 received other relief. [Explore analytics](#analytics) Asylum decisions · separate dataset Loading asylum decisions… ## Biography ### Professional career - Appointed: November 2024 by Attorney General Merrick Garland under President Joe Biden - U.S. Army JAG Corps prosecutor (2011–2023) at the U.S. Military Academy, Fort Cavazos, TX, and the Military District of Washington, D.C. Judge advocate, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, NY (2019–2021) Trial defense counsel, Fort Bliss, TX (2015–2017) Administrative law attorney, U.S. Military Academy (2010–2011) Deployed to Bagram, Afghanistan (2012–2013, 2020–2021) as officer in charge of detainee review boards - Immigration Judge, Sterling, VA Immigration Court ### Education - Texas Tech University School of Law — J.D. (2009) - University of Tennessee — B.A. (2006) ### Additional information ## Sources Identity source checked September 25, 2026 . Biography sources checked October 11, 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 ### Sterling Immigration Court current roster Identity source · HTML · Source checked September 25, 2026 [Public Records & Data Use](/public-records-data-use) · [Corrections policy](/corrections)