Appointed March 2020 · President Donald Trump→ Attorney General William P. Barr
6 years on the immigration bench
Appointed under a Republican administration
Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Amber D George earned a Juris Doctor in 2002 from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. Before her appointment she worked in private practice as an immigration attorney and previously worked in the telecommunications industry.
Caseload & process (since 2021)
786
Completions per year
4,714 total
1.6%
Detained at decision
share of cases
40 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
11.1%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
2.7%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
—
Appeals remanded or reversed
only 10 appeals — too few
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
91.5%
1,187 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
11%
219 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
85.3%⚠
34 decisions Too few cases
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
83.3%⚠
12 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
95.5%⚠
44 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
100%⚠
26 decisions Too few cases
91.5%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 1,187 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
91.5%
This court
68.2%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the top 1% of the 825 judges nationally with enough cases to compare.
Does a lawyer matter here?
Asylum grant rate by whether the person had legal representation.
With a lawyerrepresented · 1,169 decisions since 2021
91.7%
Without a lawyer⚠unrepresented · 18 decisions since 2021
77.8%
Asylum grant rate over time
Each point is that calendar year's grant rate, back to 2015 where the judge was deciding cases — the longer career view. Dashed grey line = current national average (31.8%). Headline rates above use 2021 – today.
* 2026 is a partial year (data through 06/01/2026) and is incomplete.
Courts where this judge has decided cases
Hearing locations for cases this judge completed since 2021, by number of decisions.
Many judges hear cases from more than one court (detained facilities, video dockets, or reassignments).