The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 4.0% historical asylum grant rate for David C. Whipple at Cleveland, OH, based on 187 grants and 4,507 denials (4,694 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists David C. Whipple with Cleveland, OH. With an asylum approval rate of 4.0%, this judge is below average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review). Historical listings do not by themselves establish a current assignment.
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Judge Whipple (Cleveland, OH) data snapshot: 6,187 cases over 22 years, 4.3% grant rate
A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Whipple, David C. (IJ code DCW, Cleveland, OH):
Overall track record
22 years on the bench (since 2005), 6,187 cases total, lifetime grant rate 4.3%
Last 3 years (2023–2026): 3,216 cases, grant rate 2.5% — roughly in line with the Cleveland court average (2.9%)
Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)
Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Guatemala 519 0.6%
Mexico 472 1.4%
Venezuela 361 3.1%
Honduras 356 0.4%
Nicaragua 294 0.4%
Colombia 182 0.0%
El Salvador 131 1.3%
Haiti 123 0.0%
Brazil 83 0.0%
Mauritania 70 1.5%
Ecuador 61 0.0%
Year-by-year
2023: 899 cases, 4.0% grant rate
2024: 605 cases, 2.1% grant rate
2025: 843 cases, 3.0% grant rate
2026: 869 cases, 1.1% grant rate
If you've appeared before Judge Whipple, I'd love to hear:
1. What's your nationality, and when was your most recent hearing?
2. How did your attorney prepare for this judge specifically?
Source: EOIR (U.S. Executive Office for Immigration Review) public statistics, May 2026 release, compiled by AsylumTracker. A judge's historical pattern does not predict the outcome of any individual case; this is shared to help set realistic expectations. Real-experience accounts from the community are welcome.
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How to Interpret These Judge Statistics
David C. Whipple is listed with the Cleveland, OH Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 4.0% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.
Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Guatemala (708 decided, 0.4% grant rate), Mexico (578 decided, 2.1% grant rate), and Honduras (483 decided, 0.2% grant rate). Compare these rows with the judge's overall rate because nationality mix can materially change how the headline number should be read.
Grant rate is calculated as granted / (granted + denied). Other procedural outcomes, including terminated, withdrawn, administratively closed, or removed cases, are tracked separately where available and are not treated as asylum grants.
This page is based on public EOIR data last updated 2026-09-01. It is for research and information only, not legal advice.
What is Judge David C. Whipple's asylum grant rate?
Judge David C. Whipple granted asylum in 4.0% of 4,694 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
Does Judge David C. Whipple grant asylum more or less often than other judges?
The rate (4.0%) is below the 16.6% national rate; the median judge at Cleveland, OH grants 4.2%. It is a historical average, not a prediction for any one case.
How is this grant rate calculated?
Grants divided by grants plus denials. Terminations, withdrawals and administrative closures are not counted.
