Santa Ana, CA Immigration Court

31 judges with decisions since 2021 · Court asylum grant rate 19.1% (17,325 decisions)
Judges (most asylum decisions first)
Kristin PiepmeierSanta Ana, CAAppointed March 2020 · President Donald Trump → AG William P. Barr
10%asylum · 1,312 decisions
Jerome M. Rothschild Jr.Santa Ana, CAAppointed March 2019 · President Donald Trump → AG Matthew Whitaker
16.3%asylum · 1,193 decisions
Joyce NocheSanta Ana, CAAppointed March 2022 · President Joe Biden → AG Merrick Garland
29.4%asylum · 1,076 decisions
Leon J FrancisSanta Ana, CAAppointed October 2018 · President Donald Trump → AG Jeff Sessions
22.2%asylum · 1,073 decisions
Andrew FishkinSanta Ana, CAAppointed December 2021 · President Joe Biden → AG Merrick Garland
31.2%asylum · 1,060 decisions
Aggie NorregardSanta Ana, CAAppointed March 2022 · President Joe Biden → AG Merrick Garland
9.2%asylum · 1,051 decisions
Howard C HomSanta Ana, CAAppointed August 2018 · President Donald Trump → AG Jeff Sessions
19.2%asylum · 928 decisions
Iman GhasriSanta Ana, CAAppointed March 2022 · President Joe Biden → AG Merrick Garland
13.3%asylum · 885 decisions
Wilbur LeeSanta Ana, CAAppointed October 2020 · President Donald Trump → AG William P. Barr
11.9%asylum · 851 decisions
Alicia BrooksSanta Ana, CAAppointed December 2021 · President Joe Biden → AG Merrick Garland
24.5%asylum · 842 decisions
Jonathan HuangSanta Ana, CAAppointed December 2021 · President Joe Biden → AG Merrick Garland
13.1%asylum · 838 decisions
Roberto AmayaSanta Ana, CAAppointed March 2022 · President Joe Biden → AG Merrick Garland
12.7%asylum · 734 decisions
Anita McFaddenSanta Ana, CAAppointed December 2021 · President Joe Biden → AG Merrick Garland
19.6%asylum · 684 decisions
Gregory L SimmonsSanta Ana, CAAppointed October 2019 · President Donald Trump → AG William P. Barr
17.8%asylum · 684 decisions
Nathaniel B WalkerSanta Ana, CAAppointed February 2018 · President Donald Trump → AG Jeff Sessions
22.3%asylum · 627 decisions
Matthew ChanSanta Ana, CAAppointed December 2021 · President Joe Biden → AG Merrick Garland
23.4%asylum · 620 decisions
Heather LibeuSanta Ana, CAAppointed August 2023 · President Joe Biden → AG Merrick Garland
11.8%asylum · 600 decisions
Karen HopeSanta Ana, CAAppointed December 2021 · President Joe Biden → AG Merrick Garland
16%asylum · 564 decisions
Terese Tadros-IbarraSanta Ana, CAAppointed October 2021 · President Joe Biden → AG Merrick Garland
34.3%asylum · 542 decisions
Christopher D McNarySanta Ana, CAAppointed August 2023 · President Joe Biden → AG Merrick Garland
19.3%asylum · 451 decisions
Lindsay W PepiSanta Ana, CAAppointed November 2023 · President Joe Biden → AG Merrick Garland
19.4%asylum · 360 decisions
Jason R WaterlooSanta Ana, CAAppointed August 2018 · President Donald Trump → AG Jeff Sessions
48.7%asylum · 277 decisions
Darin FlaggSanta Ana, CAAppointed March 2026 · President Donald Trump → AG Pamela Bondi
10.9%⚠asylum · 46 decisions
Daren K MargolinSanta Ana, CAAppointed June 2020 · President Donald Trump → AG William P. Barr
29.6%⚠asylum · 27 decisions
James HongSanta Ana, CAAppointed August 2026 · President Donald Trump → AG Todd Blanche
—no asylum merits
Visiting Judge 16Docket code, not a judge Santa Ana, CA
6decisions recorded
Visiting Judge 18Docket code, not a judge Santa Ana, CA
1decisions recorded
Visiting Judge 19Docket code, not a judge Santa Ana, CA
2decisions recorded
Visiting Judge 21Docket code, not a judge Santa Ana, CA
3decisions recorded
Visiting Judge 22Docket code, not a judge Santa Ana, CA
3decisions recorded
Visiting Judge 23Docket code, not a judge Santa Ana, CA
7decisions recorded
Visiting Judge 26Docket code, not a judge Santa Ana, CA
1decisions recorded