The Honorable Immigration Judge Andrea Carroll-Tipton
Los Angeles — West, CA Immigration Court
Appointed November 2020 · President Donald Trump→ Attorney General William P. Barr
5 years on the immigration bench
Appointed under a Republican administration
Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Andrea Carroll-Tipton earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2005 from the University of Illinois, a Juris Doctor in 2008 from DePaul University College of Law, and a Master of Laws in 2015 from George Washington University College of Law. She served as an attorney in the Pacific District, Office of General Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs from 2019 to 2020, and as a judge advocate with the U.S. Air Force from 2008 to 2019.
Caseload & process (since 2021)
143
Completions per year
430 total
0%
Detained at decision
share of cases
52.8 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
0.9%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
5.6%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
—
Appeals remanded or reversed
only 5 appeals — too few
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
52%
50 decisions Moderate
Withholding / CAT
4.3%⚠
46 decisions Too few cases
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
25%⚠
4 decisions Too few cases
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
66.7%⚠
3 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
100%⚠
12 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
100%⚠
1 decision Too few cases
52%
of asylum claims granted on the merits Moderate
Based on 50 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
52%
This court
32.6%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the top 18% 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 lawyer⚠represented · 47 decisions since 2021
53.2%
Without a lawyer⚠unrepresented · 3 decisions since 2021
33.3%
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.
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).