The Honorable Immigration Judge Jean M Kilker
Sterling, VA Immigration Court
Appointed May 2026 · President Donald Trump → Attorney General Todd Blanche (AG inferred from date)
Less than a year on the immigration bench
Appointed under a Republican administration
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Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Jean M Kilker earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1983 from the University of Rhode Island and a Juris Doctor in 1989 from California Western School of Law. From 2021 to 2025 she served as chief of the General Law Division at the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General. Earlier in her career she served as a naval attorney and judge advocate and as a deputy district attorney in Orange County, California (1989-1991).
Caseload & process (since 2021)
3
Completions per year
17 total
5.9%
Detained at decision
share of cases
33.8 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
0%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
0%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
—
Appeals remanded or reversed
This judge has no asylum decisions on the merits in this period (since 2021).
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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).