# Ryan Fisher Immigration Judge · [Atlanta - W. Peachtree Street Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ga/eoir-georgia-atlanta-w-peachtree-street-immigration-court) Last updated October 25, 2026 ## Ryan Fisher at a glance Current role Immigration Judge Court [Atlanta - W. Peachtree Street Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ga/eoir-georgia-atlanta-w-peachtree-street-immigration-court) Jurisdiction Georgia · Federal Judicial service Active Historical EOIR data ## Outcomes at a glance Total outcomes 11,365 Relief granted 106 0.9% Denied / removal ordered 8,294 73.0% Other / procedural 2,965 26.1% 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 939 asylum outcomes associated with this judge. Asylum was granted in 45 (4.8%) and denied in 868 (92.4%); 26 were other or procedural outcomes. [Explore analytics](#analytics) ## Biography ### Professional career - Ryan A. Fisher was appointed as an immigration judge by Attorney General William P. Barr in March 2020 - Prior to his judicial appointment, Fisher served as an assistant district attorney for the Gwinnett County District Attorney’s Office from 2016 to 2020 and as an assistant solicitor general for the Gwinnett County Solicitor General’s Office from 2012 to 2016. - He also practiced as an associate attorney with Thompson, Sweeny, Kinsinger & Pereira PC from 2010 to 2012 ### Education - University of Georgia School of Law — J.D. (2010) - Georgia Institute of Technology — B.S. (2006) ### Additional information - From 2021 through the first nine months of 2026, Judge Fisher decided 801 asylum claims on their merits, granting asylum in 41 cases, granting other forms of relief in 70 cases, and denying relief in 690 cases. - Judge Fisher presides at the Atlanta – W. Peachtree Street Immigration Court, which operates under the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), a component of the U.S. Department of Justice. - His decisions show that he is in the bottom 8% of judges nationally in terms of asylum grant rates. - He is a member of the Georgia State Bar ## 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 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.