Memphis immigration court
Address
Memphis Immigration Court: Brinkley Plaza - 80 Monroe Avenue, Suite 501, Memphis, TN 38103
Court decisions over 12 months
In plain words
Out of every 100 cases decided in this court, 1 got relief. Very few cases end with relief.
6 of every 10 cases were decided in absentia, without the person at the hearing. Going to your hearing is the most important thing you can do.
With and without an attorney, the share with relief was similar (3.5 % and 0.0 %).
Of the 24,457 decisions in this court, 220 ended with relief, 3,214 with the case closed, 1,228 with voluntary departure and 19,795 with a removal order.
| Outcome | Decisions | % |
|---|---|---|
| Relief | 220 | 0.9 % |
| Case closed | 3,214 | 13.1 % |
| Voluntary departure | 1,228 | 5.0 % |
| Removal order | 19,795 | 80.9 % |
| Decided in absentia | 14,504 | 59.3 % |
This court and the nation
With the Memphis court, the share of cases with relief is 0.9 %: lower than nationwide (2.4 %).
With the Memphis court, the share of removal orders is 80.9 %: higher than nationwide (75.6 %).
With the Memphis court, the share of cases decided in absentia is 59.3 %: higher than nationwide (45.3 %).
With the Memphis court, the share of people with an attorney is 25.0 %: lower than nationwide (38.1 %).
Cases with the Memphis court take about the same as nationwide: a median of 781 days versus 793.
With and without an attorney
| Decisions | Relief | |
|---|---|---|
| With an attorney | 6,124 | 3.5 % |
| Without an attorney | 18,333 | 0.0 % |
Compared with other courts
- Ranked 60 of 71 courts for relief (1 = most relief).
- Ranked 13 of 71 courts for cases decided in absentia (1 = most in absentia).
Decisions per month (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026)
The busiest month was Sep 2025 (2,622 decisions) and the quietest Feb 2026 (1,473).
| Month | Decisions | Relief | In absentia | Vs. prior month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 2,622 | 22 | 1,754 | — |
| Oct 2025 | 2,476 | 13 | 1,527 | down |
| Nov 2025 | 2,107 | 17 | 1,318 | down |
| Dec 2025 | 1,689 | 20 | 957 | down |
| Jan 2026 | 1,734 | 4 | 755 | up |
| Feb 2026 | 1,473 | 6 | 680 | down |
| Mar 2026 | 1,662 | 16 | 954 | up |
| Apr 2026 | 1,783 | 22 | 895 | up |
| May 2026 | 1,974 | 46 | 1,169 | up |
| Jun 2026 | 2,301 | 7 | 1,525 | up |
| Jul 2026 | 2,567 | 9 | 1,722 | up |
| Aug 2026 | 2,069 | 38 | 1,248 | down |
Months with fewer than 5 decisions are dotted: with so few cases, that month's percentage says little.
Judges at this court
27 judges have this as their main court in the window (7 with limited data). The one who decided the most was Alisha C. Campos, with 3,294 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 Alisha C. Campos | 3,294 | 1.0 % | 78.3 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Irma J. Newburn | 3,065 | 0.3 % | 76.7 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge David Russo | 3,059 | 1.7 % | 72.1 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Kelly B. Lake | 2,782 | 0.3 % | 85.0 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Brandon J. Josephsen | 1,956 | 1.2 % | 48.5 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge LETTRICEA L. JEFFERSON-WEBB | 1,818 | 1.2 % | 47.1 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Robert Q. Ward | 1,786 | 1.1 % | 30.7 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Kelly S. Johnson | 1,701 | 1.2 % | 0.9 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Matt McLeod | 1,512 | 0.3 % | 78.8 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge John C. Barnes | 1,293 | 0.5 % | 20.1 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Ryan Thompson | 1,260 | 0.4 % | 28.4 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Renae M. Hansell | 659 | 0.6 % | 68.1 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Meredith Duff | 395 | 0.0 % | 88.9 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Phoebe Riner | 247 | 6.1 % | 2.4 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Craig A. Newell | 196 | 3.6 % | 75.0 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Natalie V. Walker | 162 | 0.6 % | 3.1 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Mary Foster | 160 | 0.6 % | 1.9 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Rhonda Tucker | 152 | 1.3 % | 0.7 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Robert G. Eastman | 100 | 1.0 % | 4.0 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Luis Maldonado | 50 | 6.0 % | 0.0 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Allen Kenny | 26 | limited data | limited data | Limited data: Not enough data to compare |
| Judge Sean D. Clancy | 22 | limited data | limited data | Limited data: Not enough data to compare |
| Judge Sharon Schnelle | 17 | limited data | limited data | Limited data: Not enough data to compare |
| Judge Kerry Render | 15 | limited data | limited data | Limited data: Not enough data to compare |
| Judge Rebecca L. Holt | 1 | limited data | limited data | Limited data: Not enough data to compare |
| Judge Charles E. Pazar | 1 | limited data | limited data | Limited data: Not enough data to compare |
| Judge Angelica M. Powers | 1 | limited data | limited data | Limited data: Not enough data to compare |