# Stephen P. Alcorn Immigration Judge · [Sterling Immigration Court](/kyj/court/va/sterling-immigration-court) Last updated October 7, 2026 ## Stephen P. Alcorn at a glance Current role Immigration Judge Court [Sterling Immigration Court](/kyj/court/va/sterling-immigration-court) Jurisdiction Virginia · Federal Judicial service Active Historical EOIR data ## Outcomes at a glance Total outcomes 390 Relief granted 7 1.8% Denied / removal ordered 353 90.5% Other / procedural 30 7.7% 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 186 asylum outcomes associated with this judge. Asylum was granted in 3 (1.6%) and denied in 183 (98.4%); 0 were other or procedural outcomes. [Explore analytics](#analytics) ## Biography ### Professional career - Immigration Judge, EOIR (2026–present) – Sterling Immigration Court - Began hearing cases in March 2026 following his appointment by Attorney General Pamela Bondi - From October 2022 to February 2026, he was an attorney with the Office of Chief Counsel, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security, assigned as a legal instructor for the U.S. Border Patrol Academy in Artesia, New Mexico - From October 2004 to March 2013, he was a judge of the District Court, State of Oklahoma in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - Special Judge, Oklahoma District Court (2004–2013) - From June 1997 to August 2004, he was an assistant district attorney for the Oklahoma County District Attorney’s Office - Assistant District Attorney, Oklahoma (1997–2003) - U.S. Army Armor Officer (1989–1994) – Served in Germany, Iraq, and Korea - Immigration Judge within the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) ### Education - Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1989 from the Rochester Institute of Technology and a Juris Doctorate in 2000 from the Oklahoma City University School of Law. ### Additional information - Appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in March 2026. - the city attorney for Montrose, Colorado (March 2013–December 2021) - B.F.A., Rochester Institute of Technology (1989) - Armor officer in Germany, Korea, and Operation Desert Storm. - Judge Alcorn is a member of the Colorado 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.