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Patricia W. Walter
Boston (BOS) · Boston, MA
Patricia W. Walter is listed with Boston (BOS). The database records 31 asylum outcomes: 0 approved, 31 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case.
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Asylum decisions by fiscal year and nationality
Each row shows fiscal year, nationality, valid decisions, and approval rate.
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Judge background and appointment
Official biography
Patricia Walter was appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in May 2026. Judge Walter earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1989 from the University of Michigan and a Juris Doctor in 1994 from Wayne State University Law School. From August 2024 to May 2026, she was command counsel at U.S. Fleet Cyber Command/Space Command/JFHQ-C/U.S. 10th Fleet, Fort Meade, Maryland. From August 2023 to August 2025, she served as senior trial counsel for specialized litigation with the U.S. Air Force, Commercial Litigation Field Support Center, Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. From August 2020 to August 2023, she served as senior trial counsel - contracts litigation at the Navy Litigation Office, Office of the General Counsel, Department of the Navy, Washington Navy Yard. From November 2015 to August 2020, she was the associate attorney, Naval Facilities Engineering Command - Europe, Africa & Southwest Asia, Naples, Italy. From January 2014 to November 2015, she was an attorney advisor for Army Contracting Command - E xp e ditionary Contract Command, Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar. From October 2011 to January 2014, she was an attorney advisor at Corpus Christi Army Depot, Corpus Christi, Texas. From 1995 to 2009, she was a trial lawyer in various regional law firms specializing in complex construction litigation throughout the United States. Judge Walter is a member of the State Bar of Michigan.
Education: Judge Walter earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1989 from the University of Michigan and a Juris Doctor in 1994 from Wayne State University Law School.
Bar admission: Judge Walter is a member of the State Bar of Michigan.
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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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