# Sharon Schnelle Immigration Judge · [Memphis Immigration Court](/kyj/court/tn/memphis-immigration-court) Last updated October 7, 2026 ## Sharon Schnelle at a glance Current role Immigration Judge Court [Memphis Immigration Court](/kyj/court/tn/memphis-immigration-court) Jurisdiction Tennessee · Federal Judicial service Active Historical EOIR data ## Outcomes at a glance Total outcomes 17 Relief granted 0 0.0% Denied / removal ordered 8 47.1% Other / procedural 9 52.9% 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 ## Biography ### Professional career - Since 2025, she served as an assistant chief counsel at the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in Nashville, Tennessee - Sharon M. Schnelle is a newly appointed U.S. Immigration Judge for the Memphis Immigration Court, sworn in in July 2026, with a background in federal legal service and state-level advocacy - staff attorney III at the Department of Public Advocacy, Commonwealth of Kentucky, Somerset Trial Office (2022–2025) - 2016–2022: Private practice as Sharon M. Schnelle, LLC, Cincinnati, OH - Most recently, she served as a special assistant U.S. attorney for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District Tennessee in Nashville, Tennessee - Position: Immigration Judge, Memphis Immigration Court, Tennessee - Appointed by: U.S. Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) ### Education - Capital University Law School — J.D. (2015) - B.A. — California State University at Fullerton, a Master of Science in 1997 from East Tennessee State University, (1992) ### Additional information - From 2016 to 2022, she was a sole practitioner at the Law Office of Sharon M. Schnelle LLC in Cincinnati. - EOIR publishes judge biographies, appointment details, and, when available, case statistics - The Executive Office for Immigration Review is the DOJ agency that operates U.S. immigration courts and the Board of Immigration Appeals. - Judge Schnelle is a member of the Kentucky Bar Association and the Ohio Bar Association. ## 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.