# Grant Pattison Immigration Judge · [Salt Lake City Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ut/salt-lake-city-immigration-court) Last updated October 7, 2026 ## Grant Pattison at a glance Current role Immigration Judge Court [Salt Lake City Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ut/salt-lake-city-immigration-court) Jurisdiction Utah · Federal Judicial service Active Historical EOIR data ## Outcomes at a glance Total outcomes 3 Relief granted 0 0.0% Denied / removal ordered 0 0.0% Other / procedural 3 100.0% 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 ## Biography ### Professional career - Grant M. Pattison is a newly appointed U.S. Immigration Judge for the West Valley, Utah Immigration Court, sworn in in August 2026 under Attorney General Todd Blanche - Grant M. Pattison was appointed as an immigration judge by the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) to begin hearing cases in August 2026 - From 2019 to 2026, Pattison held the role of a judge advocate in the U.S. Air Force - Appointing authority: Attorney General Todd Blanche (Republican administration) - Notable prior roles: U.S. Air Force judge advocate, Florida legislative staff, judicial clerk, fraud investigator ### Education - in — Florida State University College of Law — J.D. (2019) - Juris Doctor in 2019, both from Florida State University ### Additional information - His appointment was announced in EOIR’s official press release on August 27, 2026, alongside other new judges. - Fraud investigator, Florida Department of Financial Services - Previously, he served on staff in the Florida House of Representatives, clerked for the Honorable Gary P. Flower, 4th Judicial Circuit of Florida, and investigated fraud at the Florida Department of Financial Services. - Immigration judges adjudicate removal, asylum, and bond cases in U.S. immigration courts, with decisions subject to review by the Board of Immigration Appeals. - Judge Pattison is a member of the Florida Bar. - Pattison’s appointment is part of a broader EOIR initiative to expand the immigration court bench. - EOIR notes that his profile currently has no case statistics, as his tenure began after the data cutoff for the EOIR database. - The role is within the West Valley, Utah Immigration Court, one of several U.S. immigration courts operating under EOIR. ## Sources Identity source checked August 30, 2026 . Biography sources checked October 11, 2026 . ### DOJ EOIR current immigration judge directory Identity source · HTML · Source checked August 30, 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.