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Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Curtis F. Pierce received a Bachelor of Arts in 1980 from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a Juris Doctor in 1984 from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles. For 27 years he maintained a private immigration practice, operating the Law Offices of Curtis Pierce in Los Angeles from 1995 to 2022. He is a member of the State Bar of California.
Caseload & process (since 2021)
890
Completions per year
5,337 total
1.7%
Detained at decision
share of cases
25.7 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
24.9%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
10.7%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
28.6%
Appeals remanded or reversed
21 appeals decided
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
35.5%
1,050 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
2.5%
1,319 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
72.4%⚠
29 decisions Too few cases
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
100%⚠
10 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
96.2%⚠
26 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
98.2%
56 decisions Moderate
35.5%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 1,050 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
35.5%
This court
32.6%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the top 36% 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 · 1,021 decisions since 2021
35.7%
Without a lawyer⚠unrepresented · 29 decisions since 2021
27.6%
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).