Los Angeles — West, CA Immigration Court

36 judges with decisions since 2021 · Court asylum grant rate 32.6% (12,491 decisions)
Judges (most asylum decisions first)
Anita L SimonsLos Angeles — West, CAAppointed October 2018 · President Donald Trump AG Jeff Sessions
32%asylum · 1,204 decisions
Carlos R JuelleLos Angeles — West, CAAppointed October 2018 · President Donald Trump AG Jeff Sessions
11.1%asylum · 1,083 decisions
Curtis F PierceLos Angeles — West, CAAppointed May 2022 · President Joe Biden AG Merrick Garland
35.5%asylum · 1,050 decisions
Christine E StancillLos Angeles — West, CAAppointed December 2000 · President Bill Clinton AG Janet Reno
35.8%asylum · 923 decisions
Audra R BehneLos Angeles — West, CAAppointed October 2018 · President Donald Trump AG Jeff Sessions
19.4%asylum · 855 decisions
Andrea HongLos Angeles — West, CAAppointed January 2020 · President Donald Trump AG William P. Barr
35.4%asylum · 839 decisions
Kristofer R McDonaldLos Angeles — West, CAAppointed November 2024 · President Joe Biden AG Merrick Garland
17.5%asylum · 703 decisions
Timothy R EverettLos Angeles — West, CAAppointed April 2013 · President Barack Obama AG Eric H. Holder Jr.
41.9%asylum · 661 decisions
Andrea SiebertLos Angeles — West, CAAppointed October 2021 · President Joe Biden AG Merrick Garland
44%asylum · 630 decisions
Nancy E MillerLos Angeles — West, CAAppointed August 2018 · President Donald Trump AG Jeff Sessions
27.2%asylum · 541 decisions
Jaime JassoLos Angeles — West, CAAppointed October 2018 · President Donald Trump AG Jeff Sessions
21.3%asylum · 395 decisions
Philip J CostaLos Angeles — West, CAAppointed October 2010 · President Barack Obama AG Eric H. Holder Jr.
56.9%asylum · 364 decisions
Jankhana DesaiLos Angeles — West, CAAppointed December 2017 · President Donald Trump AG Jeff Sessions
30.1%asylum · 356 decisions
Amit ChughLos Angeles — West, CAAppointed June 2015 · President Barack Obama AG Eric H. Holder Jr.
61.1%asylum · 334 decisions
Joyce Bakke VarzandehLos Angeles — West, CAAppointed November 2009 · President Barack Obama AG Eric H. Holder Jr.
39%asylum · 287 decisions
Yvan E MuradLos Angeles — West, CAAppointed November 2024 · President Joe Biden AG Merrick Garland
22%asylum · 286 decisions
Ashley Gadson-AndrewsLos Angeles — West, CAAppointed August 2022 · President Joe Biden AG Merrick Garland
35.3%asylum · 278 decisions
Bridget VirchisLos Angeles — West, CAAppointed September 2017 · President Donald Trump AG Jeff Sessions
32.2%asylum · 270 decisions
Veronica S VillegasLos Angeles — West, CAAppointed February 2017 · President Barack Obama AG Loretta E. Lynch
33.6%asylum · 265 decisions
Edward LeeLos Angeles — West, CAAppointed March 2020 · President Donald Trump AG William P. Barr
46.7%asylum · 259 decisions
Daniel H MalvinLos Angeles — West, CAAppointed November 2018 · President Donald Trump AG Jeff Sessions
40.6%asylum · 175 decisions
Irma PerezLos Angeles — West, CAAppointed August 2023 · President Joe Biden AG Merrick Garland
48.5%asylum · 171 decisions
Jan D LatimoreLos Angeles — West, CAAppointed March 1995 · President Bill Clinton AG Janet Reno
44.5%asylum · 155 decisions
Gita Vahid-TehraniLos Angeles — West, CAAppointed January 2002 · President George W. Bush AG John Ashcroft
76.3%asylum · 93 decisions
Ira BankLos Angeles — West, CAAppointed June 1997 · President Bill Clinton AG Janet Reno
50.6%asylum · 89 decisions
Diana CallaghanLos Angeles — West, CAAppointed March 2026 · President Donald Trump AG Pamela Bondi
1.5%asylum · 65 decisions
Scott LaurentLos Angeles — West, CA
51.7%asylum · 60 decisions
Andrea Carroll-TiptonLos Angeles — West, CAAppointed November 2020 · President Donald Trump AG William P. Barr
52%asylum · 50 decisions
Rodin RooyaniLos Angeles — West, CAAppointed April 2009 · President Barack Obama AG Eric H. Holder Jr.
14%asylum · 50 decisions
Carman AndreLos Angeles — West, CAAppointed May 2026 · President Donald Trump AG Todd Blanche
no asylum merits
Dorothy Dunkel-BradleyLos Angeles — West, CA
no asylum merits
Elizabeth A LambLos Angeles — West, CAAppointed September 1995 · President Bill Clinton AG Janet Reno
no asylum merits
Lori R BassLos Angeles — West, CAAppointed May 2006 · President George W. Bush AG Alberto Gonzales
no asylum merits
Monica M LittleLos Angeles — West, CAAppointed November 2009 · President Barack Obama AG Eric H. Holder Jr.
no asylum merits
Visiting Judge 12Los Angeles — West, CA
no asylum merits
Visiting Judge 27Los Angeles — West, CA
no asylum merits