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Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Catherine E Halliday-Roberts earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1998 from the University of Dayton and a Juris Doctor in 2002 from Valparaiso University School of Law. She served as a deputy chief counsel for ICE/DHS in San Diego and as an assistant chief counsel for ICE/DHS in Los Angeles and Lancaster, and she also worked as an associate professor at Santa Monica College.
Caseload & process (since 2021)
1,023
Completions per year
6,139 total
6.5%
Detained at decision
share of cases
6.8 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
12%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
3.9%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
26.6%
Appeals remanded or reversed
64 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.
64.4%
Bond requests granted
132 bond decisions Moderate
$7,500
Median bond when set
85 bonds with amounts
0%
Released on own recognizance
This judge 64.4%
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
30.5%
213 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
8.2%
318 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
62.5%⚠
24 decisions Too few cases
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
100%⚠
8 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
100%⚠
3 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
81.9%
94 decisions Moderate
30.5%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 213 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
30.5%
This court
37%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the top 44% 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 · 207 decisions since 2021
31.4%
Without a lawyer⚠unrepresented · 6 decisions since 2021
0%
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).