The Honorable Immigration Judge Amelia Anderson

San Diego, CA Immigration Court
Appointed December 2019 · President Donald Trump Attorney General William P. Barr
6 years on the immigration bench
Appointed under a Republican administration

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Caseload & process (since 2021)
1,175
Completions per year
7,050 total
9.5%
Detained at decision
share of cases
3.6 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
11.6%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
6.5%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
13.4%
Appeals remanded or reversed
246 appeals decided

Bond decisions

Custody redetermination (bond) rulings since 2021. "Granted" means the judge lowered the bond, ordered release on recognizance, or otherwise granted the request.
55.2%
Bond requests granted
279 bond decisions High confidence
$5,000
Median bond when set
164 bonds with amounts
0.6%
Released on own recognizance
This judge 55.2%
Court average 0%
National 41.9% · median $6,500

Grant rates by type of relief

Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
29.8% 625 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
3.4% 938 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
31.2% 16 decisions Too few cases
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
66.7% 9 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
50% 2 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
79.1% 129 decisions Moderate
29.8%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 625 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
29.8%
This court
37%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the top 45% 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 · 547 decisions since 2021
31.3%
Without a lawyerunrepresented · 78 decisions since 2021
19.2%

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.
0% 25% 50% 75% 100%2017: 50% of 2 decisions50%20172020: 59.5% of 79 decisions59.5%20202021: 33.3% of 27 decisions33.3%20212022: 33.3% of 39 decisions33.3%20222023: 66.4% of 128 decisions66.4%20232024: 42.7% of 124 decisions42.7%20242025: 9.9% of 222 decisions9.9%20252026 (partial year): 4.7% of 85 decisions4.7%2026*
* 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).
San Diego, CA · home court
5,140 (73%)
1,820 (26%)
78 (1.1%)
3 (0.04%)
2 (0.03%)