What is Judge Blake Doughty's background?
EOIR's notice says that Blake Doughty was appointed in October 2020. Judge Doughty earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2004 from the University of Georgia and a Juris Doctor in 2008 from Roger Williams University School of Law. From 2019 to 2020, he served as deputy chief counsel, Office of Chief Counsel (OCC), Office of the Principal Legal Advisor (OPLA), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in Atlanta. From 2015 to 2019, he served as an assistant chief counsel, OCC, OPLA, ICE, DHS, in Atlanta and Lumpkin, Georgia. From 2014 to 2015, he served as an assistant district attorney, in Hall County, Georgia. From 2009 to 2014, he served as a U.S. Army judge advocate in the following locations: Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan; and Fort Benning, Georgia.
What does TRAC report about Judge Blake Doughty'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 Blake Doughty decided 1202 asylum cases at Atlanta Immigration Court and denied 87.2 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 Blake Doughty 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 - W. Peachtree Street Immigration Court. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.