Otay Mesa, CA Immigration Court

10 judges with decisions since 2021 · Court asylum grant rate 31% (2,694 decisions)
Judges (most asylum decisions first)
Valerie A BurchOtay Mesa, CAAppointed September 2016 · President Barack Obama → AG Loretta E. Lynch
18.8%asylum · 697 decisions
Eugene H Robinson Jr.Otay Mesa, CAAppointed January 2020 · President Donald Trump → AG William P. Barr
42.5%asylum · 631 decisions
Mark SameitOtay Mesa, CAAppointed October 2021 · President Joe Biden → AG Merrick Garland
30.1%asylum · 435 decisions
Monique Carreras-AmadeoOtay Mesa, CAAppointed March 2022 · President Joe Biden → AG Merrick Garland
30.1%asylum · 356 decisions
Ana PartidaOtay Mesa, CAAppointed June 2016 · President Barack Obama → AG Loretta E. Lynch
39.9%asylum · 258 decisions
Paula DixonOtay Mesa, CAAppointed May 2024 · President Joe Biden → AG Merrick Garland
31.6%asylum · 152 decisions
John T DriscollOtay Mesa, CAAppointed February 2026 · President Donald Trump → AG Pamela Bondi
34.9%asylum · 63 decisions
Ferdinand J OrtizOtay Mesa, CAAppointed February 2026 · President Donald Trump → AG Pamela Bondi
35%asylum · 60 decisions
Leah ObrienOtay Mesa, CAAppointed February 2026 · President Donald Trump → AG Pamela Bondi
9.8%⚠asylum · 41 decisions
Zsa Zsa DepaoloOtay Mesa, CAAppointed November 1995 · President Bill Clinton → AG Janet Reno
0%⚠asylum · 1 decision
Nickolaus T SchlegelOtay Mesa, CAAppointed July 2026 · President Donald Trump → AG Pamela Bondi
—no asylum merits