What is Judge Andrew Hewitt's background?
EOIR's notice says that Andrew Hewitt was appointed in February 2023. Judge Hewitt earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2006 from Michigan State University and a Juris Doctor in 2012 from the Georgia State University College of Law. From 2016 to 2022, he served as an assistant chief counsel and deputy chief counsel with the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in Atlanta. From 2012 to 2016, he was an immigration attorney in private practice with the law firm Socheat Chea PC in Duluth, Georgia, where he also handled cases on a pro bono basis.
What does TRAC report about Judge Andrew Hewitt's asylum decisions?
TRAC, a research center that began at Syracuse University, reports that for FY 2021 - 2026 (data covers the first 9 months of fiscal year 2026), Judge Andrew Hewitt decided 220 asylum cases at Atlanta Immigration Court and denied 93.6 percent, based on its report of Aug 27, 2026. These are past figures for one court. They do not predict your case, which turns on your facts, evidence, nationality and representation, and TRAC cautions against simple comparisons between judges at different courts. Read the full report at TRAC, and talk to a lawyer about your own case.
What the official record establishes
The source lists the name Andrew Hewitt in 1 alphabetical row. The recorded title is Immigration Judge. The record is not an appointment history or an employment certification.
Dated court associations
EOIR’s court-specific tables associate this entry with Atlanta - Ted Turner Drive Immigration Court. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.