ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION JUDGE PROFILE
Amy Walker
Charlotte (CHL) · Charlotte, NC
Amy Walker is listed with Charlotte (CHL). The database records 7 asylum outcomes: 0 approved, 7 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case. · 2026-06-02 – 2026-07-01
Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Yearly changes
Yearly asylum decision trend
Fiscal yearDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 20267070—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Applicant origin
Asylum decisions by fiscal year and nationality
FY 2026 · 2025-10-01 – 2026-07-01 · EOIR
NationalityDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2026 · Venezuela2026-06-18 – 2026-07-013030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Mexico2026-06-02 – 2026-06-022020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Russia2026-06-15 – 2026-06-151010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Haiti2026-06-02 – 2026-06-021010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Official appointment record
Judge background and appointment
Official biography
Amy Sigmon Walker was appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in May 2026. Judge Walker earned a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology in 1994 from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Juris Doctor in 1998 from North Carolina Central School of Law. From December 2002 to April 2026, she served as a district court judge in North Carolina's 36th Judicial District, presiding over criminal, civil, family, juvenile, and traffic matters. She also served as a designated family court and recovery court judge and was certified to preside over juvenile abuse, neglect, dependency, and termination of parental rights cases. From November 2001 to December 2002, she was in private practice in Newton, North Carolina. From February 1999 to November 2001, she served as an assistant district attorney in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. Judge Walker is a member of the North Carolina Bar.
Education: Judge Walker earned a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology in 1994 from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Juris Doctor in 1998 from North Carolina Central School of Law.
Bar admission: Judge Walker is a member of the North Carolina Bar.
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Decision approval rateis approved ÷ (approved + denied). Blue “Other” is shown separately and includes identifiable withholding/CAT protection, cancellation or adjustment, voluntary departure, withdrawal, termination, dismissal, and administrative closure; it is excluded from the rate denominator.Approved share of all outcomesuses approved, denied, and other outcomes in the denominator.
With small samples, a few cases can move the percentage sharply. The page flags samples below 50 and below 200 decisions.
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