Immigration judge

John C Odell

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Public EOIR asylum decision statistics

Status
active
Data source
EOIR Case Data

Grant rate

25.6%

288 / 1126

Total decisions

1126

Merits decision sample in current public statistics

Grant rate

25.6%

Grants: 288

Denial rate

74.4%

Denials: 838

Other relief rate

0.0%

Other relief: 0

Judge profile

This profile is summarized from public sources for background context only. It is not an ImmJudge evaluation.

Attorney General Eric Holder appointed Judge Odell in April 2013. Judge Odell received a bachelor of science degree in 1983 from the United States Coast Guard Academy and a juris doctorate in 1994 from the Seattle University School of Law. From October 2007 to April 2013, he served as an assistant chief counsel, Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, in Seattle, Wash., where, from December 2008 to December 2010, he served as a special assistant U.S. attorney. From 1997 to 2007, Judge Odell served in the U.S. Coast Guard where he held various legal positions, including staff judge advocate, 13th Coast Guard District, Seattle, and Coast Guard Academy, New London, Conn.; military judge, U.S. Coast Guard; senior defense counsel, Naval Legal Services Office, Bremerton, Wash.; and assistant legal officer, 13th Coast Guard District. Judge Odell is a member of the Washington State Bar.

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Source: TRAC Judge Report · View original report

Outcome distribution

Grants288 / 1126
Denials838 / 1126
Other relief0 / 1126

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Mexico

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Total decisions

361

Grants

16

Denials

345

Grant rate: 4.4%Denial rate: 95.6%

Spain

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Total decisions

79

Grants

5

Denials

74

Grant rate: 6.3%Denial rate: 93.7%

Honduras

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Total decisions

61

Grants

15

Denials

46

Grant rate: 24.6%Denial rate: 75.4%

Guatemala

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Total decisions

56

Grants

7

Denials

49

Grant rate: 12.5%Denial rate: 87.5%

Cuba

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Total decisions

43

Grants

29

Denials

14

Grant rate: 67.4%Denial rate: 32.6%

Cameroon

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Total decisions

38

Grants

28

Denials

10

Grant rate: 73.7%Denial rate: 26.3%

Niue

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Total decisions

37

Grants

11

Denials

26

Grant rate: 29.7%Denial rate: 70.3%

Somalia

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Total decisions

35

Grants

24

Denials

11

Grant rate: 68.6%Denial rate: 31.4%

Eritrea

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Total decisions

30

Grants

23

Denials

7

Grant rate: 76.7%Denial rate: 23.3%

Haiti

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Total decisions

30

Grants

2

Denials

28

Grant rate: 6.7%Denial rate: 93.3%

Switzerland

Moderate sample
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Total decisions

27

Grants

15

Denials

12

Grant rate: 55.6%Denial rate: 44.4%

Afghanistan

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Total decisions

24

Grants

19

Denials

5

Grant rate: 79.2%Denial rate: 20.8%

India

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Total decisions

24

Grants

4

Denials

20

Grant rate: 16.7%Denial rate: 83.3%

Venezuela

Moderate sample
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Total decisions

21

Grants

15

Denials

6

Grant rate: 71.4%Denial rate: 28.6%

Ukraine

Moderate sample
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Total decisions

19

Grants

4

Denials

15

Grant rate: 21.1%Denial rate: 78.9%

Ghana

Moderate sample
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Total decisions

15

Grants

11

Denials

4

Grant rate: 73.3%Denial rate: 26.7%

Pakistan

Moderate sample
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Total decisions

14

Grants

4

Denials

10

Grant rate: 28.6%Denial rate: 71.4%

Ethiopia

Moderate sample
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Total decisions

13

Grants

9

Denials

4

Grant rate: 69.2%Denial rate: 30.8%

Russia

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Total decisions

13

Grants

6

Denials

7

Grant rate: 46.2%Denial rate: 53.8%

Philippines

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Total decisions

11

Grants

0

Denials

11

Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%

These statistics come from public EOIR data. They reflect historical statistics only, are not legal advice, and cannot predict any individual case outcome.

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