The Honorable Immigration Judge Christine E Stancill
Los Angeles — West, CA Immigration Court
Appointed December 2000 · President Bill Clinton→ Attorney General Janet Reno(AG inferred from date)
25 years on the immigration bench
Appointed under a Democratic administration
Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Christine E. Stancill earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Southern California in 1984 and a Juris Doctor from Loyola Law School in 1989. Prior to her appointment, she worked as an attorney at the law office of Enrique Arevalo in South Pasadena, California, from 1992 to 2000. She received the Executive Office for Immigration Review Meritorious Public Service Award in 1999 and is a member of the California Bar.
Caseload & process (since 2021)
1,176
Completions per year
7,058 total
1.1%
Detained at decision
share of cases
23.7 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
24.5%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
7.5%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
4.7%
Appeals remanded or reversed
43 appeals decided
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
35.8%
923 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
4%
1,065 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
90.2%
174 decisions Moderate
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
82.4%⚠
17 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
94.6%
92 decisions Moderate
Voluntary departure
93%⚠
43 decisions Too few cases
35.8%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 923 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
35.8%
This court
32.6%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the top 35% 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 · 887 decisions since 2021
36.3%
Without a lawyer⚠unrepresented · 36 decisions since 2021
22.2%
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.
* 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).