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Justin Bennett
Oakdale (OAK) · Oakdale, LA
Justin Bennett is listed with Oakdale (OAK). The database records 49 asylum outcomes: 10 approved, 39 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case.
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
Official biography
Justin D. Bennett was appointed as a temporary immigration judge to begin hearing cases in October 2025. Judge Bennett earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2007 from Gordon College and a Juris Doctor in 2014 from the Georgetown University Law Center. Upon graduation, he commissioned as an active- duty judge advocate in the U.S. Navy's Judge Advocate General's Corps. Judge Bennett holds the rank of lieutenant commander and has served in the following roles: military justice instructor, Naval Justice School, Newport, Rhode Island (2023- 2025), including a temporary detail as a special assistant U.S. attorney for the Northern District of New York, Branch Office Plattsburgh, New York; defense counsel, Defense Service Office (DSO) North, Detachment Groton, Connecticut (2020-2023); prosecutor, Region Legal Service Office (RLSO) Northwest, Bremerton, Washington (2017- 2020); defense counsel, DSO North, Detachment Naples, Italy (2016- 2017); and rotations as a command service attorney, legal assistance attorney, and prosecutor, RLSO Europe, Africa, Southwest Asia (2014- 2016). Judge Bennett is a member of the Missouri Bar.
Education: Judge Bennett earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2007 from Gordon College and a Juris Doctor in 2014 from the Georgetown University Law Center.
Bar admission: Judge Bennett is a member of the Missouri 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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