Atlanta - Ted Turner Drive Immigration Court
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Atlanta - Ted Turner Drive Immigration Court: 180 Ted Turner Drive, SW, Suite 241, Atlanta, GA 30303
Court decisions over 12 months
In plain words
Fewer than 1 in 100 cases decided in this court got relief (15 of 4,681).
11 of every 100 cases were decided in absentia, that is, without the person at the hearing.
With and without an attorney, the share with relief was similar (0.8 % and 0.1 %).
Of the 4,681 decisions in this court, 15 ended with relief, 256 with the case closed, 1,921 with voluntary departure and 2,489 with a removal order.
| Outcome | Decisions | % |
|---|---|---|
| Relief | 15 | 0.3 % |
| Case closed | 256 | 5.5 % |
| Voluntary departure | 1,921 | 41.0 % |
| Removal order | 2,489 | 53.2 % |
| Decided in absentia | 532 | 11.4 % |
This court and the nation
With the Atlanta court, the share of cases with relief is 0.3 %: lower than nationwide (2.4 %).
With the Atlanta court, the share of removal orders is 53.2 %: lower than nationwide (75.6 %).
With the Atlanta court, the share of cases decided in absentia is 11.4 %: lower than nationwide (45.3 %).
With the Atlanta court, the share of people with an attorney is 34.4 %: lower than nationwide (38.1 %).
Cases with the Atlanta court take less time than nationwide: a median of 111 days versus 793.
With and without an attorney
| Decisions | Relief | |
|---|---|---|
| With an attorney | 1,608 | 0.8 % |
| Without an attorney | 3,073 | 0.1 % |
Compared with other courts
- Ranked 70 of 71 courts for relief (1 = most relief).
- Ranked 53 of 71 courts for cases decided in absentia (1 = most in absentia).
Decisions per month (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026)
The busiest month was Jul 2026 (709 decisions) and the quietest Sep 2025 (76).
| Month | Decisions | Relief | In absentia | Vs. prior month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 76 | 0 | 34 | — |
| Oct 2025 | 137 | 0 | 15 | up |
| Nov 2025 | 226 | 0 | 23 | up |
| Dec 2025 | 232 | 0 | 10 | up |
| Jan 2026 | 321 | 1 | 26 | up |
| Feb 2026 | 355 | 1 | 21 | up |
| Mar 2026 | 356 | 1 | 41 | up |
| Apr 2026 | 412 | 1 | 60 | up |
| May 2026 | 569 | 4 | 51 | up |
| Jun 2026 | 631 | 1 | 69 | up |
| Jul 2026 | 709 | 2 | 78 | up |
| Aug 2026 | 657 | 4 | 104 | down |
Months with fewer than 5 decisions are dotted: with so few cases, that month's percentage says little.
Judges at this court
7 judges have this as their main court in the window. The one who decided the most was Christa J. Lampley-Fortson, with 2,181 decisions.
Sorted by decisions over 12 months. The label compares each judge with the other judges in the court.
| Judge | Decisions | Relief | In absentia | Vs. the court |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Judge Christa J. Lampley-Fortson | 2,181 | 0.1 % | 19.8 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Kelley N Sydnor | 1,535 | 0.9 % | 21.5 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge James Crofts | 1,298 | 0.3 % | 20.3 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Benedict Gullo | 325 | 0.0 % | 0.0 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Daniel J. Wright | 297 | 0.0 % | 24.2 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Eric L. Levinson | 218 | 2.8 % | 0.5 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Dan Pelletier | 60 | 1.7 % | 11.7 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |