Immigration judge

Spath, Vance H.

Arlington Immigration Court

How current these figures are

Captured October 23, 2026 — 13 days ago. Decisions made since then are not included.

485

Lifetime decisions on record

Grant rate, last 12 months on record

43.9%

223 decisions · 12 months ending July 2020

0.0%

FY2026 court average

Grant-rate trend

Each point is the grant rate across the 12 months ending in that month — a rolling window, not a single month on its own. A point appears only where those 12 months hold at least 25 decisions. A rolling window covers a much shorter span than the lifetime figure above, so the two can differ materially; both are correct measures of different periods.

0%25%50%75%100%Mar 2019Jun 2019Sep 2019Dec 2019Mar 2020Jul 2020Month each 12-month window ends43.9%35.3% — 12 months ending Mar 2019 (136 decisions)33.3% — 12 months ending Apr 2019 (165 decisions)37.3% — 12 months ending May 2019 (217 decisions)41.7% — 12 months ending Jun 2019 (242 decisions)42.4% — 12 months ending Jul 2019 (262 decisions)45.5% — 12 months ending Aug 2019 (288 decisions)44.5% — 12 months ending Sep 2019 (308 decisions)45.0% — 12 months ending Oct 2019 (329 decisions)45.9% — 12 months ending Nov 2019 (329 decisions)46.4% — 12 months ending Dec 2019 (330 decisions)44.7% — 12 months ending Jan 2020 (356 decisions)44.1% — 12 months ending Feb 2020 (345 decisions)46.2% — 12 months ending Mar 2020 (316 decisions)49.5% — 12 months ending Apr 2020 (295 decisions)48.4% — 12 months ending May 2020 (252 decisions)43.8% — 12 months ending Jun 2020 (233 decisions)43.9% — 12 months ending Jul 2020 (223 decisions)

5 months are not plotted: the 12 months ending there held fewer than 25 decisions.

Monthly decisions

Showing the most recent 22 months on record. Months with no decisions are not listed.

Decisions and grant rate by month for this judge
MonthDecisionsGrant rate
July 202010Not reported
June 20206Not reported
May 20209Not reported
April 20208Not reported
March 202017Not reported
February 202018Not reported
January 20202828.6%
December 201918Not reported
November 20192748.2%
October 20193641.7%
September 201920Not reported
August 20192676.9%
July 201920Not reported
June 20192580.0%
May 20195250.0%
April 20192924.1%
March 20194637.0%
February 20192951.7%
January 20192Not reported
December 201817Not reported
November 20182737.0%
October 201815Not reported

Source and method

These figures come from case data released by the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) under the Freedom of Information Act, published by the Deportation Data Project. Imigrar did not produce or estimate them.

Captured on October 23, 2026, 13 days ago. The record covers decisions from October 2018 through July 2020; nothing filed or decided after July 2020 appears here.

Grant rates are historical aggregates. They describe decisions already made. They do not predict the outcome of any individual case, and no figure on this page should be read as a forecast of what will happen in yours.

This page is informational only and is not legal advice. Reading it does not create an attorney-client relationship. Only the official EOIR record is authoritative.

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