Appointed February 1994 · President Bill Clinton→ Attorney General Janet Reno(AG inferred from date)
32 years on the immigration bench
Appointed under a Democratic administration
Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Gabriel C Videla earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1975 from the University of Illinois and a Juris Doctor in 1978 from Northwestern University. Before his appointment, he practiced law in Chicago, working as an associate attorney for William Siebert & Associates (1978-1981) and in private practice (1981-1994).
Caseload & process (since 2021)
327
Completions per year
981 total
0.5%
Detained at decision
share of cases
8.1 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
2.8%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
1.3%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
—
Appeals remanded or reversed
only 11 appeals — too few
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
30.8%⚠
26 decisions Too few cases
Withholding / CAT
0%⚠
35 decisions Too few cases
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
100%⚠
7 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
100%⚠
12 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
80%⚠
5 decisions Too few cases
30.8%⚠
of asylum claims granted on the merits
Based on 26 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021. Fewer than 50 — treat this figure with caution.
This judge
30.8%
This court
20.2%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
Does a lawyer matter here?
Asylum grant rate by whether the person had legal representation.
With a lawyer⚠represented · 26 decisions since 2021
30.8%
Without a lawyerunrepresented
no data
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).