The Honorable Immigration Judge Jeffrey Phillips

San Francisco, CA Immigration Court
Appointed July 2026 · President Donald Trump → Attorney General Pamela Bondi (AG inferred from date)
Less than a year on the immigration bench
Appointed under a Republican administration

Background

The Honorable Immigration Judge Jeffrey L. Phillips was appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in July 2026. Judge Phillips earned a Bachelor of Science in 2011 from Idaho State University and a Juris Doctor in 2015 from the University of Minnesota. From June 2022 to July 2026, he was an associate judge for the Nez Perce Tribe in Lapwai, Idaho. From June 2022 to July 2026, he also served as a deputy prosecuting attorney at Payette County, Idaho, taking a leave of absence during which he was an associate at Jacques Law PLLC from December 2023 to September 2024. From July 2019 to May 2022, he served as the elected prosecuting attorney for Owyhee County, Idaho. From July 2017 to July 2019, he served as a deputy prosecuting attorney in Canyon County, Idaho, and from September 2015 to July 2017, as an assistant tribal prosecutor. Judge Phillips is a member of the Idaho State Bar.

Caseload & process (since 2021)
3
Completions per year
10 total
10%
Detained at decision
share of cases
6.6 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).
Representation comparison unavailable.

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).
Van Nuys, CA
3 (30%)
San Francisco, CA · home court
3 (30%)
Santa Ana, CA
3 (30%)
Concord, CA
1 (10%)