# Theresa Holmes-Simmons

Assistant Chief Immigration Judge · [Charlotte Immigration Court](/kyj/court/nc/charlotte-immigration-court)

Last updated October 7, 2026

## Theresa Holmes-Simmons at a glance

Current role

Assistant Chief Immigration Judge

Court

[Charlotte Immigration Court](/kyj/court/nc/charlotte-immigration-court)

Current assignment

[Charlotte Immigration Court](/kyj/court/nc/charlotte-immigration-court)

Jurisdiction

North Carolina · Federal

Judicial service

Active

Historical EOIR data

## Outcomes at a glance

Total outcomes

28,286

Relief granted

4,654 16.5%

Denied / removal ordered

16,311 57.7%

Other / procedural

7,321 25.9%

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 4,696 asylum outcomes associated with this judge. Asylum was granted in 2,171 (46.2%) and denied in 1,599 (34.1%); 926 were other or procedural outcomes. [Explore analytics](#analytics)

## Biography

### Professional career

- Theresa Holmes‐Simmons is an experienced U.S. Immigration Judge serving at the Charlotte, North Carolina Immigration Court, appointed in 1998 and now also designated as an Assistant Chief Immigration Judge for multiple courts nationwide

### Education


### Additional information

- Judicial service: Appointed as Immigration Judge in New York City in 1998 under President Bill Clinton Transferred to Charlotte, NC in 2008 Currently serves as Assistant Chief Immigration Judge for Charlotte and other courts
- In 1998, she was the youngest immigration judge appointed during the Clinton administration
- She has emphasized fairness and dignity in all cases, stating that “each and every person... knows they have been treated fairly”

## 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 — Theresa Holmes-Simmons

Judge Specific source · HTML · Source checked September 15, 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

[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.