Seattle immigration court
Address
Seattle Immigration Court: 915 2nd Avenue, Suite 613, Seattle, WA 98174
Court decisions over 12 months
In plain words
Out of every 100 cases decided in this court, 3 got relief. The vast majority end without 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 an attorney, 7 of every 100 got relief; without one, 0 of every 100 (7.3 % and 0.3 %).
Of the 12,154 decisions in this court, 329 ended with relief, 1,581 with the case closed, 458 with voluntary departure and 9,786 with a removal order.
| Outcome | Decisions | % |
|---|---|---|
| Relief | 329 | 2.7 % |
| Case closed | 1,581 | 13.0 % |
| Voluntary departure | 458 | 3.8 % |
| Removal order | 9,786 | 80.5 % |
| Decided in absentia | 6,798 | 55.9 % |
This court and the nation
With the Seattle court, the share of cases with relief is 2.7 %: similar than nationwide (2.4 %).
With the Seattle court, the share of removal orders is 80.5 %: higher than nationwide (75.6 %).
With the Seattle court, the share of cases decided in absentia is 55.9 %: higher than nationwide (45.3 %).
With the Seattle court, the share of people with an attorney is 34.8 %: lower than nationwide (38.1 %).
Cases with the Seattle court take longer than nationwide: a median of 865 days versus 793.
With and without an attorney
| Decisions | Relief | |
|---|---|---|
| With an attorney | 4,234 | 7.3 % |
| Without an attorney | 7,920 | 0.3 % |
Compared with other courts
- Ranked 34 of 71 courts for relief (1 = most relief).
- Ranked 18 of 71 courts for cases decided in absentia (1 = most in absentia).
Decisions per month (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026)
The busiest month was Mar 2026 (1,527 decisions) and the quietest Nov 2025 (682).
| Month | Decisions | Relief | In absentia | Vs. prior month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 917 | 45 | 521 | — |
| Oct 2025 | 802 | 29 | 531 | down |
| Nov 2025 | 682 | 10 | 389 | down |
| Dec 2025 | 685 | 20 | 356 | up |
| Jan 2026 | 1,146 | 24 | 569 | up |
| Feb 2026 | 1,143 | 9 | 559 | down |
| Mar 2026 | 1,527 | 33 | 737 | up |
| Apr 2026 | 1,048 | 18 | 589 | down |
| May 2026 | 955 | 48 | 496 | down |
| Jun 2026 | 932 | 22 | 530 | down |
| Jul 2026 | 1,209 | 46 | 772 | up |
| Aug 2026 | 1,108 | 25 | 749 | down |
Months with fewer than 5 decisions are dotted: with so few cases, that month's percentage says little.
Judges at this court
10 judges have this as their main court in the window (1 with limited data). The one who decided the most was Brett M. Parchert, with 2,270 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 Brett M. Parchert | 2,270 | 2.6 % | 57.2 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Shane E. Johnson | 2,072 | 1.5 % | 57.2 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Hayden E. Windrow | 1,963 | 3.3 % | 56.2 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Michael Tisocco | 1,687 | 1.0 % | 49.0 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Kenneth Sogabe | 1,650 | 4.3 % | 50.4 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Theresa Scala | 1,182 | 0.7 % | 38.4 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Robert B.C. Mcseveney | 795 | 5.9 % | 56.9 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Joshua Rosen | 445 | 4.0 % | 52.1 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Guy G. Grande | 311 | 14.1 % | 11.6 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Susana Reyes | 32 | limited data | limited data | Limited data: Not enough data to compare |