# Traci Winder Immigration Judge · [Tacoma Immigration Court](/kyj/court/wa/tacoma-immigration-court) Last updated October 7, 2026 ## Traci Winder at a glance Current role Immigration Judge Court [Tacoma Immigration Court](/kyj/court/wa/tacoma-immigration-court) Jurisdiction Washington · Federal Judicial service Active Historical EOIR data ## Outcomes at a glance Total outcomes 166 Relief granted 6 3.6% Denied / removal ordered 117 70.5% Other / procedural 43 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 45 asylum outcomes associated with this judge. Asylum was granted in 1 (2.2%) and denied in 44 (97.8%); 0 were other or procedural outcomes. [Explore analytics](#analytics) ## Biography ### Professional career - Traci L. Winder is an Immigration Judge assigned to the Tacoma, Washington Immigration Court, appointed in September 2026 under the Trump administration’s Attorney General Todd Blanche ### Education - B.S. in Business Administration & Management, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1997) J.D., Campbell University, Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law (2000) ### Additional information - Appointment: Temporary, as of September 2026 - She previously held the role of a temporary immigration judge from October 2025 to April 2026. - Career: U.S. Air Force Reserves Judge Advocate General (2003–2026) Staff Attorney, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (2007–2011) Assistant Chief Counsel, Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Northwest (2011–2012) Member of Florida, North Carolina, and Washington State Bars - EOIR Access: WebEx link and phone code available for scheduled hearings ## 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 ### 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.