James Crofts

Atlanta (ATD) · Atlanta, GA

James Crofts is listed with Atlanta (ATD). The database records 338 asylum outcomes: 2 approved, 336 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case.

Decision approval rate0.6%Approved ÷（Approved + Denied）

Approved share of all outcomes0.6%Approved ÷ all outcomes

Asylum decisions3382 / 336 / 0

Approved / denied2 / 336 / 0Database records only

Yearly changes

Yearly asylum decision trend

Applicant origin

Asylum decisions by fiscal year and nationality

Each row shows fiscal year, nationality, valid decisions, and approval rate.

Official appointment record

Judge background and appointment

Appointment dateJanuary 2020

Appointed courtAtlanta, Ted Turner Drive Immigration Court

Appointment typeImmigration Judge

Official biography

Attorney General Barr appointed James J. Crofts to begin hearing cases in January 2020. Judge Crofts earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1991 from Boston University and a Juris Doctor in 1999 from St. John's University School of Law. From 2016 to 2019, he served as an assistant chief counsel, Office of Chief Counsel, Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in Atlanta. From 2000 to 2016, he served as an assistant district attorney with the Office of the Bronx District Attorney, in Bronx, New York. Since 2012, he has also served as a judge advocate for the U.S. Army Reserve. Judge Crofts is a member of the State Bar of New York.

Education: Judge Crofts earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1991 from Boston University and a Juris Doctor in 1999 from St.

Bar admission: Judge Crofts is a member of the State Bar of New York.

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How to read approval rates

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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