The Honorable Immigration Judge Jacqueline J Jackson
San Francisco, CA Immigration Court
Appointed June 2018 · President Donald Trump→ Attorney General Jeff Sessions
8 years on the immigration bench
Appointed under a Republican administration
Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Jacqueline J Jackson earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1986 from Stanford University, a Juris Doctor in 1989 from UCLA School of Law, and a Master of Strategic Studies in 2013 from the U.S. Army War College. Her career included service in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps, work as an assistant U.S. attorney in San Diego from 1997 to 1999, and positions with U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, where she was a senior attorney in San Francisco from 2006 to 2018. She is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar.
Caseload & process (since 2021)
192
Completions per year
384 total
0%
Detained at decision
share of cases
57.3 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
3.6%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
4.4%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
—
Appeals remanded or reversed
only 3 appeals — too few
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
80.4%
92 decisions Moderate
Withholding / CAT
2.6%⚠
39 decisions Too few cases
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
81.8%⚠
11 decisions Too few cases
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
100%⚠
1 decision Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
87.5%⚠
8 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
100%⚠
3 decisions Too few cases
80.4%
of asylum claims granted on the merits Moderate
Based on 92 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
80.4%
This court
68.2%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the top 4% 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 · 91 decisions since 2021
80.2%
Without a lawyer⚠unrepresented · 1 decision since 2021
100%
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).