Immigration court
Seattle, WA Immigration Court
16 judges · WA
EOIR data through Sep 1, 2026 · updated monthly
- 14,845
- Granted
- 58,207
- Denied
- 16
- Judges
Distribution
How this court's judges compare
At Seattle, WA, 16 judges range from 4.7% to 41.0%.
Each judge's all-time EOIR decided outcomes across every court they have served in: granted ÷ (granted + denied). Judges now based at this court with at least 100 decided cases. A historical pattern — not a prediction for any case.
The 2026-09-01 snapshot shows a 20.3% historical asylum grant rate for Seattle, WA Immigration Court, based on 14,845 grants and 58,207 denials (73,052 decided outcomes).
The Seattle, WA Immigration Court has an overall asylum approval rate of 20.3% across 73,052 decided cases. The court has 16 immigration judges. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).
How to Interpret This Court's Data
The Seattle, WA Immigration Court has an overall asylum grant rate of 20.3% in the current AsylumTracker dataset. Court-level statistics aggregate judges and cases assigned to that court, so the court average can differ sharply from any one judge's profile.
High-volume judge profiles at this court include Josephson, Kenneth (41,587 total cases), Parchert, Brett M. (13,525 total cases), and Kandler, Edward R. (13,413 total cases). The largest nationality groups shown for this court include Mexico (8,876 decided, 9.6% grant rate), Guatemala (3,991 decided, 8.1% grant rate), and Honduras (2,974 decided, 7.5% grant rate).
Asylum grant rate is calculated as granted / (granted + denied). Procedural outcomes are separated so users can distinguish merits decisions from docket-management outcomes.
This page uses public EOIR records last updated 2026-09-01. The data is informational and should not be treated as legal advice or a prediction for any individual case.
Read how EOIR data works or learn how to compare asylum approval rates.
Areas Served by This Court
Based on the official EOIR ZIP-code assignment, the Seattle, WA Immigration Court is the assigned filing location for 593 ZIP codes. Main cities by state:
WA — Seattle, Tacoma, Spokane, Olympia, Bellevue, Bremerton, Everett, Puyallup, Renton, Kent, Yakima, Auburn, Bellingham, Bothell, Gig Harbor and 446 more cities
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Judges at This Court
| Judge | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josephson, Kenneth | 19.3% | 5,757 | 24,049 | 29,806 |
| Parchert, Brett M. | 24.0% | 2,432 | 7,691 | 10,123 |
| Kandler, Edward R. | 24.5% | 2,313 | 7,121 | 9,434 |
| Nail, William F., JR. | 20.2% | 2,052 | 8,124 | 10,176 |
| Defonzo, Paul | 34.3% | 2,639 | 5,065 | 7,704 |
| Scala, Theresa | 9.5% | 671 | 6,373 | 7,044 |
| Mcseveney, Robert B.C. | 20.9% | 1,140 | 4,326 | 5,466 |
| Johnson, Shane E. | 11.9% | 506 | 3,738 | 4,244 |
| Sogabe, Kenneth | 10.7% | 430 | 3,583 | 4,013 |
| Windrow, Hayden E. | 18.9% | 708 | 3,030 | 3,738 |
| Evans, David W. | 15.5% | 571 | 3,122 | 3,693 |
| Tisocco, Michael | 5.6% | 191 | 3,250 | 3,441 |
| Sloan, Andrea | 41.0% | 736 | 1,059 | 1,795 |
| Reyes, Susana | 25.8% | 306 | 878 | 1,184 |
| Rosen, Joshua | 4.7% | 18 | 364 | 382 |
| Nishiyama, Drew T. | 5.4% | 11 | 192 | 203 |
Approval Rate by Nationality
| Nationality | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 9.6% | 855 | 8,021 | 8,876 |
| Guatemala | 8.1% | 325 | 3,666 | 3,991 |
| Honduras | 7.5% | 224 | 2,750 | 2,974 |
| Colombia | 6.1% | 124 | 1,922 | 2,046 |
| Venezuela | 7.1% | 143 | 1,877 | 2,020 |
| El Salvador | 17.4% | 287 | 1,364 | 1,651 |
| Nicaragua | 9.9% | 134 | 1,218 | 1,352 |
| Brazil | 5.1% | 63 | 1,179 | 1,242 |
| Russia | 67.7% | 634 | 303 | 937 |
| Peru | 7.1% | 56 | 734 | 790 |
| India | 26.6% | 166 | 458 | 624 |
| Ecuador | 4.5% | 15 | 321 | 336 |
| Afghanistan | 22.1% | 66 | 233 | 299 |
| Angola | 45.8% | 137 | 162 | 299 |
| Ukraine | 65.4% | 187 | 99 | 286 |
| China | 45.4% | 118 | 142 | 260 |
| Somalia | 28.1% | 63 | 161 | 224 |
| Romania | 8.1% | 15 | 171 | 186 |
| Kenya | 35.6% | 58 | 105 | 163 |
| Eritrea | 67.5% | 83 | 40 | 123 |
| Ethiopia | 64.5% | 71 | 39 | 110 |
| Cuba | 27.7% | 26 | 68 | 94 |
| Haiti | 8.2% | 7 | 78 | 85 |
| Senegal | 10.6% | 9 | 76 | 85 |
| Moldavia (Moldova) | 39.8% | 33 | 50 | 83 |
| Belarus | 81.8% | 63 | 14 | 77 |
| Turkey | 36.1% | 26 | 46 | 72 |
| Vietnam | 43.1% | 28 | 37 | 65 |
| Democratic Republic Of Congo | 42.6% | 26 | 35 | 61 |
| Ghana | 37.7% | 20 | 33 | 53 |
| Bolivia | 7.5% | 4 | 49 | 53 |
| Guinea | 20.8% | 11 | 42 | 53 |
| Pakistan | 64.6% | 31 | 17 | 48 |
| Congo | 47.7% | 21 | 23 | 44 |
| Canada | 7.0% | 3 | 40 | 43 |
| Gambia | 43.2% | 16 | 21 | 37 |
| Iran | 54.1% | 20 | 17 | 37 |
| South Korea | 42.9% | 12 | 16 | 28 |
| Mongolia | 33.3% | 8 | 16 | 24 |
| Iraq | 82.6% | 19 | 4 | 23 |
| Uzbekistan | 33.3% | 7 | 14 | 21 |
| Mauritania | 0.0% | 0 | 21 | 21 |
| Indonesia | 26.3% | 5 | 14 | 19 |
| Libya | 33.3% | 6 | 12 | 18 |
| Philippines | 33.3% | 6 | 12 | 18 |
| Kazakhstan | 83.3% | 15 | 3 | 18 |
| United Kingdom | 5.9% | 1 | 16 | 17 |
| Unknown Nationality | 0.0% | 0 | 17 | 17 |
| Nigeria | 62.5% | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan) | 6.7% | 1 | 14 | 15 |
| Dominican Republic | 0.0% | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Jamaica | 7.7% | 1 | 12 | 13 |
| Costa Rica | 0.0% | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| Uganda | 54.5% | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| Chile | 9.1% | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| Djibouti | 20.0% | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| Germany | 0.0% | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Sudan | 0.0% | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Azerbaijan | 57.1% | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Panama | 28.6% | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Tajikistan (Tadzhik) | 0.0% | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Georgia | 33.3% | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Morocco | 0.0% | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Thailand | 0.0% | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Egypt | 80.0% | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Niger | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Cambodia | 75.0% | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Armenia | 100.0% | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Jordan | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Malawi | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| South Africa | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Spain | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Cameroon | 100.0% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Nepal | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Sierra Leone | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |