What is Judge Ryan Fisher's background?
EOIR's notice says that Ryan Fisher was appointed in March 2020. Judge Fisher earned a Bachelor of Science in 2006 from the Georgia Institute of Technology and a Juris Doctor in 2010 from the University of Georgia School of Law. From 2016 to 2020, he served as an assistant district attorney for the Gwinnett County District Attorney’s Office, in Lawrenceville, Georgia. From 2012 to 2016, he served as an assistant solicitor general for the Gwinnett County Solicitor General’s Office, in Lawrenceville, Georgia. From 2010 to 2012, he was an associate attorney with Thompson, Sweeny, Kinsinger, & Pereira PC, in Lawrenceville, Georgia.
What does TRAC report about Judge Ryan Fisher'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 Ryan Fisher decided 801 asylum cases at Atlanta Immigration Court and denied 86.1 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 Ryan Fisher 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.