# Joy Lampley-Fortson Assistant Chief Immigration Judge · [Atlanta - Ted Turner Drive Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ga/eoir-georgia-atlanta-ted-turner-drive-immigration-court) Last updated October 7, 2026 ## Joy Lampley-Fortson at a glance Current role Assistant Chief Immigration Judge Court [Atlanta - Ted Turner Drive Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ga/eoir-georgia-atlanta-ted-turner-drive-immigration-court) Current assignment 3 EOIR court assignments 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 81 asylum outcomes associated with this judge. Asylum was granted in 0 (0.0%) and denied in 81 (100.0%); 0 were other or procedural outcomes. [Explore analytics](#analytics) ## Biography ### Professional career - Appointed by the U.S. Attorney General in March 2019, Judge Lampley‐Fortson leads the administration of three immigration courts in the State of Georgia - Joy Lampley‐Fortson is an Assistant Chief Immigration Judge with the U.S. Department of Justice’s Executive Office for Immigration Review, serving as Chief Judge for three federal immigration courts in Georgia - Provides leadership and policy direction for the courts under the Office of the Chief Immigration Judge ### Education - Petersburg, Florida, she graduated magna cum laude from the University of Florida with a B.S. in Public Relations - University of Florida College of Law — J.D. ### Additional information - Assigned to the Atlanta – Ted Turner Drive and Atlanta – W. Peachtree Street immigration courts ## 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 ### DOJ/EOIR role evidence — Joy Lampley-Fortson Judge Specific source · HTML · Source checked September 14, 2026 ### 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 ### Current EOIR official staff directory ### Current EOIR official staff directory [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.