What is Judge Jennifer R. Bell's background?
EOIR's notice says that Jennifer R. Bell was appointed in February 2023. Judge Bell earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2005 from Auburn University and a Juris Doctor in 2009 from Samford University, Cumberland School of Law. From 2019 to 2022, she served as an attorney advisor for the Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals, Department of Health and Human Services, in Atlanta. From 2018 to 2019, she served as an assistant commonwealth’s attorney at the Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney in Louisville, Kentucky. From 2010 to 2017, she served as a deputy district attorney for the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office in Montgomery, Alabama. From 2009 to 2010, she served as a judicial clerk in Auburn, Alabama.
What does TRAC report about Judge Jennifer R. Bell'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 Jennifer R. Bell decided 251 asylum cases at Atlanta Immigration Court and denied 62.2 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 Jennifer R. Bell 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.