ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION JUDGE PROFILE
John C. Odell
Tacoma (TAC) · Tacoma, WA
John C. Odell is listed with Tacoma (TAC). The database records 451 asylum outcomes: 100 approved, 351 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case. · 2020-01-10 – 2026-07-01
Yearly changes
Yearly asylum decision trend
Fiscal yearDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 20265925703.4%
FY 2025861076011.6%
FY 2024591445023.7%
Applicant origin
Asylum decisions by fiscal year and nationality
FY 2026 · 2025-10-01 – 2026-07-01 · EOIR
NationalityDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2026 · Mexico2025-10-10 – 2026-07-01190190—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Guatemala2025-12-08 – 2026-05-066060—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · El Salvador2025-10-08 – 2026-05-204040—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Honduras2025-10-02 – 2026-05-283030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · India2026-01-06 – 2026-05-262020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Afghanistan2025-11-05 – 2026-02-202020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Senegal2026-03-31 – 2026-04-022020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Russia2026-03-11 – 2026-06-242020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Belarus2026-04-07 – 2026-04-071100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Nicaragua2026-03-31 – 2026-03-311010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Pakistan2025-12-30 – 2025-12-301010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Belize2025-12-31 – 2025-12-311010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Sudan2026-01-27 – 2026-01-271010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ukraine2025-12-04 – 2025-12-041010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Jordan2025-10-27 – 2025-10-271010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Peru2026-06-11 – 2026-06-111010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Chad2025-10-06 – 2025-10-061100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ethiopia2026-03-26 – 2026-03-261010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Angola2026-03-04 – 2026-03-041010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · China2025-11-25 – 2025-11-251010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Dominican Republic2025-11-18 – 2025-11-181010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Mauritania2026-04-06 – 2026-04-061010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Venezuela2026-02-23 – 2026-02-231010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Guinea2026-02-17 – 2026-02-171010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Guinea Bissau2026-03-23 – 2026-03-231010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Iran2025-11-10 – 2025-11-101010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Morocco2025-11-18 – 2025-11-181010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Official appointment record
Judge background and appointment
Official biography
Attorney General Eric Holder appointed Judge Odell in April 2013. Judge Odell received a bachelor of science degree in 1983 from the United States Coast Guard Academy and a juris doctorate in 1994 from the Seattle University School of Law. From October 2007 to April 2013, he served as an assistant chief counsel, Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, in Seattle, Wash., where, from December 2008 to December 2010, he served as a special assistant U.S. attorney. From 1997 to 2007, Judge Odell served in the U.S. Coast Guard where he held various legal positions, including staff judge advocate, 13th Coast Guard District, Seattle, and Coast Guard Academy, New London, Conn.; military judge, U.S. Coast Guard; senior defense counsel, Naval Legal Services Office, Bremerton, Wash.; and assistant legal officer, 13th Coast Guard District. Judge Odell is a member of the Washington State Bar.
Education: Judge Odell received a bachelor of science degree in 1983 from the United States Coast Guard Academy and a juris doctorate in 1994 from the Seattle University School of Law.
Bar admission: Judge Odell is a member of the Washington State Bar.
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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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