# Jonathan Daniel Pelletier

Immigration Judge · [Atlanta - Ted Turner Drive Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ga/eoir-georgia-atlanta-ted-turner-drive-immigration-court)

Last updated October 7, 2026

## Jonathan Daniel Pelletier at a glance

Current role

Immigration Judge

Court

[Atlanta - Ted Turner Drive Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ga/eoir-georgia-atlanta-ted-turner-drive-immigration-court)

Current assignment

[Atlanta - Ted Turner Drive Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ga/eoir-georgia-atlanta-ted-turner-drive-immigration-court)

Jurisdiction

Georgia · Federal

Judicial service

Active

## Immigration proceeding outcomes

No proceeding outcomes in this EOIR release are matched to this profile. Any separately published asylum statistics are available below.

Asylum decisions and other statistics

## Analytics

Published EOIR records include 1,579 asylum outcomes associated with this judge. Asylum was granted in 109 (6.9%) and denied in 877 (55.5%); 593 were other or procedural outcomes. [Explore analytics](#analytics)

## Biography

### Professional career

- immigration judge at the Atlanta Immigration Court (September 2006–August 2019)
- the assistant chief counsel with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in Atlanta (March 2003–October 2006)
- assistant district counsel with the former Immigration and Naturalization Service in Atlanta (December 1987–March 2003)
- During this time, from 1990 to 1996, Judge Pelletier served as a special assistant U.S. attorney with the Northern District of Georgia (Atlanta)
- From 1990 to 1991, he was a senior defense counsel, U.S. Army Trial Defense Service, in Fort Jackson, South Carolina
- Judge Pelletier attended the Basic Officer’s Course in 1981 and the Advanced Officer’s Course in 1985 at the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General School and attended the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College in 1989

### Education

- Bachelor of Arts in 1974 and Juris Doctorate in 1977, both from the University of Georgia.

### Additional information

- Appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in May 2026.
- command judge advocate, 93rd Signal Battalion, in Fort Gordon, Georgia (2002–2003)
- Judge Pelletier is a member of the State Bar of Georgia.

## 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

### Find an Immigration Court and Access Internet-Based Hearings

Judge Specific source · HTML · Source checked September 14, 2026

### 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.