Appointed February 2023 · President Joe Biden→ Attorney General Merrick Garland
3 years on the immigration bench
Appointed under a Democratic administration
Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Jason Jones earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1995 and a Master of Arts in 1996, both from Old Dominion University, a Juris Doctor in 2001 from Oklahoma City University School of Law, and a Master of Laws in trial advocacy in 2013 from Temple University School of Law. He served in the U.S. Navy in a range of legal positions from 2002 to 2022, including military defense counsel, senior trial counsel, and military judge in Florida (2016-2018). He also served as a special assistant U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (2012-2013). He is a member of the bars of California and the District of Columbia.
Caseload & process (since 2021)
896
Completions per year
5,376 total
12.5%
Detained at decision
share of cases
16.6 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
18.4%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
0.9%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
—
Appeals remanded or reversed
only 4 appeals — too few
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
47.1%
136 decisions Moderate
Withholding / CAT
4%
224 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
0%⚠
5 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
50%⚠
2 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
100%⚠
16 decisions Too few cases
47.1%
of asylum claims granted on the merits Moderate
Based on 136 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
47.1%
This court
28.3%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the top 22% 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 · 125 decisions since 2021
46.4%
Without a lawyer⚠unrepresented · 11 decisions since 2021
54.5%
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).