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Robert McBride

Robert McBride is listed with Atlanta (ATD). The database records 6 asylum outcomes: 0 approved, 6 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case. · 2026-06-01 – 2026-07-01

Fewer than 50; rate hidden

Decision approval rate—Approved ÷（Approved + Denied）

Approved share of all outcomes0.0%Approved ÷ all outcomes

Asylum decisions60 / 6 / 0

Approved / denied0 / 6 / 0Database records only

Yearly changes

Yearly asylum decision trend

Fiscal yearDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate

FY 20266060—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 · Haiti2026-06-01 – 2026-06-242020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

FY 2026 · Guatemala2026-06-30 – 2026-06-301010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

FY 2026 · Honduras2026-07-01 – 2026-07-011010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

FY 2026 · Cuba2026-06-02 – 2026-06-021010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

FY 2026 · Brazil2026-06-03 – 2026-06-031010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

Official appointment record

Judge background and appointment

Appointment dateMay 2026

Appointed courtAtlanta - W. Peachtree Street

Appointment typeImmigration Judge

Official biography

Robert A. McBride was appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in May 2026. Judge McBride earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1993 from Michigan State University, a Master of Science in 1996 from the University of North Dakota, a Master of Business Administration in 2003 from Webster University, and a Juris Doctor in 2018 from Faulkner University Thomas Goode Jones School of Law. From October 2023 to March 2025, he was a staff attorney at Wilkerson Bryan PC in Montgomery, Alabama. From May 2022 to October 2023, he was a staff attorney at Chambless Math & Carr in Montgomery, Alabama. In 2019, he served as a term clerk for the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama. Prior to law school, he served in various positions and duties in the U.S. Air Force, retiring in 2013 at the rank of lieutenant colonel. Judge McBride is a member of the Alabama State Bar.

Education: Judge McBride earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1993 from Michigan State University, a Master of Science in 1996 from the University of North Dakota, a Master of Business Administration in 2003 from Webster University, and a Juris Doctor in 2018 from Faulkner University Thomas Goode Jones School of Law.

Bar admission: Judge McBride is a member of the Alabama 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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