What is Judge Shane Johnson's background?
EOIR's notice says that Shane Johnson was appointed in March 2019. Judge Johnson earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1999 from the University of Hawaii at Manoa and a Juris Doctor in 2002 from the University of Idaho College of Law. From 1988 to 1994 he was a deep sea diver for the U.S. Navy, and from 2002 to 2018 he served as a judge advocate, also for the U.S. Navy.
What does TRAC report about Judge Shane Johnson'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 Shane Johnson decided 1613 asylum cases at Seattle Immigration Court and denied 81.8 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 Shane Johnson 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 Seattle Immigration Court. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.