# Michael Lewis Immigration Judge · [Annandale Immigration Court](/kyj/court/va/annandale-immigration-court) Last updated October 25, 2026 ## Michael Lewis at a glance Current role Immigration Judge Court [Annandale Immigration Court](/kyj/court/va/annandale-immigration-court) Jurisdiction Virginia · Federal Judicial service Active Historical EOIR data ## Outcomes at a glance Total outcomes 3,337 Relief granted 218 6.5% Denied / removal ordered 1,786 53.5% Other / procedural 1,333 39.9% 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 723 asylum outcomes associated with this judge. Asylum was granted in 164 (22.7%) and denied in 498 (68.9%); 61 were other or procedural outcomes. [Explore analytics](#analytics) ## Biography ### Professional career - Retirement: Retired as a colonel in 2022, last serving as an appellate judge on the U.S. Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals - Served 1995–2022 as an attorney, trial judge, and appellate judge with the U.S. Air Force at multiple bases in the U.S. and abroad, including Little Rock, Fairchild, U.S. Air Force Academy, Charleston, Ramstein (Germany), Cannon, Davis-Monthan, and Joint Base Andrews. - Current Role: Immigration Judge, Annandale Immigration Court, appointed under President Joe Biden by Attorney General Merrick Garland - Judge Lewis’s record shows a consistently high rate of denials, both nationally and within his court ### Education - J.D. in 1995 from Boston College Law School (1992) - Bentley College — B.S. ### Additional information - Caseload: 382 asylum cases decided on the merits from FY 2021–2026. - Representation: 82% of respondents represented by counsel. - Outcomes: 47 asylum grants, 10 other reliefs granted, 325 denials. - Bond Decisions: 60.1% of bond requests granted; median bond $7,500. - Denial rates vary due to judicial philosophy, case mix, detention status, and policy changes, not just individual judgment. - Bar Membership: Massachusetts Bar. ## Sources Identity source checked August 19, 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 ### Find an Immigration Court and Access Internet-Based Hearings Judge Specific source · HTML · Source checked September 15, 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.