Dir. Daniel H. Weiss Daniel J. Daugherty | Sheila McNulty E. Mark Barcus| Jefferson B. From 2010 to 2019, she served as an Immigration Judge at the Houston Service Processing Center. Jeffrey S. Miller was appointed as an Assistant Chief Immigration Judgein April 2020. "Of the 21 . From 2018 to 2019, she served as an Immigration Judge at the Los Angeles Immigration Court. Park Amber D. George Susan Phan Louis A. Gordon All positions were in San Antonio, Texas. Naturalization Service, Department of Justice, in San Francisco, entering on duty through the Attorney Judges Jeremy J. Butler Jason R. Masterson Andrew J. Caborn Loi L. McCleskey Ila C. Deiss Julie L. Nelson Laura C. Figueroa Patrick S. O'Brien Scott D. Gambill Joseph Y. The judges and prosecutors work for sister agencies in the Justice Department and Department of Homeland Security, an arrangement that made Hanrahan uncomfortable. Detailed data on decisions by Judge Gordon were examined for the period covering fiscal years 2017 through H. Kevin Mart was appointed as an Assistant Chief Immigration Judge in November 2015. When I first started, I truly felt like a stranger in a strange land. In 2014, she was appointed to serve as justice of the peace, Precinct 2, Place 2, for Webb County, Texas. From 1997 to 2002, he served as Senior Litigation Counsel with the Massachusetts Port Authority in Boston. From March 2019 to April 2021, she served as an Immigration Judge at the San Francisco Immigration Court. Hed worked in both criminal and civil law. From 2009 to 2015, he served as Assistant Chief Counsel (ACC), Office of the Chief Counsel, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in the Las Vegas and Dallas offices. As long as its going to remain subject to the changing winds of a political landscape, youre going to have a mess here, Hanrahan said. Over one hundred different nationalities had at least one hundred David Cheng was appointed as an Assistant Chief Immigration Judgein April 2020. He had spent 20 years as a prosecutor and more than a decade as a state judge, including two years as a chief judge, and taught law on the side for 13 of those years. From 2015 to 2016, he was a conflict consultant for Concord Consultants Inc. From 2012 to 2015, he was a district judge for the Tulsa County District Court. other factors, such as the types of cases on the Judge's docket, the detained status of immigrant From 2003 to 2007, she served as an assistant chief counsel, OPLA, ICE, DHS, in Los Angeles. Jaime DiazAssistant Chief Immigration Judge. From 1990 to 2012, he served as a judge advocate for the U.S. Air Force in the following locations: Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota; Travis Air Force Base, California; Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska; Ahmad al-Jaber Air Base, Kuwait; HQ, AIRSOUTH, Naples, Italy; Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington; Yokota Air Base, Japan; Task Force 134, Baghdad, Iraq; Bolling Air Force Base, Washington, D.C.; Kabul, Afghanistan; and Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico. Judge San Carlos Apache Tribe; NLRBAttorney, University of New Mexico School of Law(93), Wayne State University School of Law(93), Ask us immigration, deportation or immigration appeals questions online with our convenient Ask a Questionform. Judge Lampley-Fortson earned a Bachelor of Science in 1992 from the University of Florida and a Juris Doctor in 1996 from the University of Florida College of Law. Judge Naselow-Nahas earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1989 from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and a Juris Doctorate in 1992 from Whittier School of Law. Matthew W. Kaufman was appointed as an Assistant Chief Immigration Judge in February 2019. And then of course the effect on the children, the children who are American citizens, not knowing whether Dads going to be deported.. Rodin Rooyani was appointed as an Assistant Chief Immigration Judgein January 2016. In the nation as a whole during this same period, major nationalities of asylum seekers, in descending From 1991 to 2018, she served as an assistant U.S. attorney at the U.S. Attorneys Office for the Southern District of California in San Diego. From October 2010 to November 2015, Judge Mart served as an Immigration Judge at the Miami Immigration Court. Judge Kelly is a member of the Florida Bar, the New Jersey State Bar, and the New York State Bar. Very transparent and accoutable to Im glad they do, but somethings got to change., Tal Kopan is The San Francisco Chronicles Washington correspondent. Judge Margolin earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1986 from the University of California, Irvine, a Juris Doctor in 1990 from New York Law School, and a Masters of Political Science/National Security Studies in 2010 from the Israeli National Defense College and Haifa University. Other nationalities in descending order of frequency appearing before Judge Park were: Mexico (22.7%), From 2005 to 2007, she served as the Staff Assistant for the American Bar Associations Commission on Immigration, in the District of Columbia. others. Grady A. Crooks was appointed as an Assistant Chief Immigration Judgein August 2019. %PDF-1.7 % Elisa M. SukkarAssistant Chief Immigration Judge A lock (LockA locked padlock) or https:// means youve safely connected to the .gov website. Judge Koutras earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1994 from Southwestern University and a Juris Doctor and a Master of Arts in 1997 from St. Marys University. Figure 1 provides a comparison of Judge Park's denial rate each fiscal year over this recent period. Alfredia Owens For the nation as a whole, about Judge Hansell is a member of the State Bar of Georgia. Judge Gordon, 0.5% were not represented by an attorney. From 2004 to 2007, she served as an Attorney Advisor at the San Francisco Immigration Court. Judge Barcus is a member of the Oklahoma State Bar. Judge Taylor is a member of the New York State Bar. 2022. Judge Daugherty received a Bachelor of Science in 1984 from Defiance College, a Juris Doctor in 1987 from the University of Toledo, and a Masters in National Security in 2006 from the U.S. Navy War College. Before that, he was a county assistant district attorney, state assistant attorney general, state circuit court judge and chief circuit court judge during a 30-year career in Wisconsin. Is Californias drought finally over? Judge Crooks is a member of the District of Columbia Bar. ?"9qbg "s6[2$:(SV42@(% !RjH_DF Judge Pierce is a member of the State Bar of California. Judge Park is a member of the California State Bar. Circuit Courts and all administrative appeals Before the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) of the Executive Office for Immigration Review; Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as well as before ImmigrationCourtsnationwide. Asylum seekers are a diverse group. of Immigration Clinic; PrivatePractice, Assoc. {"@type":"Review","url":"https:\/\/www.ratemyimmigrationjudge.com\/listing\/hon-laura-c-figueroa-immigration-judge-san-francisco-immigration-court\/#comment-235","datePublished":"2022-02-08T22:18:53+00:00","description":"This is one of the best reasonable and fair judge to sum up. Testimonials Immigration Approvals Success . Michael P. Sady, Immigration Judge, Boston Immigration Court Michael P. Sady was appointed as an Immigration Judge to begin hearing cases in May 2022. When William Hanrahan decided to take a job managing the San Francisco immigration court last year, he hoped he could do some good by bringing his expertise to resolving the legal morass many U.S. migrants must navigate to stay in the country. That same feeling came back to him when he started overseeing immigration cases. Judge Nunez earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1986 from the University of Michigan and a Juris Doctor in 1993 from Wayne State University Law School. Judge Mart received a Bachelor of Arts in 1976 from the University of Dayton and a Juris Doctor in 1982 from Georgetown University Law Center. School of Law, and a Doctor of Philosophy in 2010 from theUniversity of Southern California. Judge Weiss is a member of the Maryland State Bar. Kopan graduated with honors from the University of Chicago. Biden has changed the courts top leadership, but the political control and micromanaging policies that confoundingly tie judges hands remain intact, Hanrahan says. Judge Weiss earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1986 from the University of Pennsylvania and a Juris Doctor in 1990 from the University of Maryland School of Law. individuals claiming asylum decided during this period. Rodin RooyaniAssistant Chief Immigration Judge Heres why California has seen so much active weather, The 'Dilbert' fiasco is embarrassing for news outlets. It kept them off balance, it kept them in fear, it quashed all innovation and initiative and, again, did not effectively deploy their skills and talents in a way that furthered the mission of the agency.. From 2020 to 2021, she served as Senior Regulatory Coordinator, Office of Visa Services, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of State (DOS), in the District of Columbia. Renae M. Hansell was appointed as an Assistant Chief Immigration Judgein April 2020. Jamee E. Comans was appointed as an Assistant Chief Immigration Judge in January 2023. From April 2009 to January 2016, she served as an Immigration Judge at the Los Angeles Immigration Court. 206 0 obj <> endobj From 2003 to 2005, he served as the chief assistant U.S. attorney with the U.S. Attorneys Office for the Western District of Texas, DOJ, in Del Rio, Texas. Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-San Jose, has been working on legislation to make the courts independent from the Justice Department, something advocated by the immigration judges union and by the major organizations that represent immigration attorneys and advocate for immigrants. See Figure2. From 2008 to 2016, he served as an Assistant Chief Counsel, OPLA, ICE, DHS, in El Paso. Other nationalities in descending order of frequency appearing before Judge Park were: Mexico (22.7%), From October 2017 to December 2019, she served as an Immigration Judge at the Los Angeles N. Los Angeles Street Immigration Court. From 2007 to 2008, she served as a Visiting Professor at The George Washington University School of Law. Judge Comans earned a Bachelor of Science in 2005 from St. Leo University and a Juris Doctorate in 2008 from Mississippi College School of Law. Judge Crooks earned a Bachelor of Science in 1996 from North Dakota State University, a Master of Arts in 1999 from The George Washington University, and a Juris Doctor in 2004 from the Rutgers University School of Law. From 2009 to 2013, she served as an Appellate Counsel, OPLA, ICE, DHS, in Falls Church. From 2009 to 2021, she served as a U.S. Navy Judge Advocate, in the following locations: Norfolk, Virginia; Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; Gulfport, Mississippi; Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan; and Yokosuka, Japan. (A@I{p)C P c1 From 2021 to 2022, she served as an Immigration Judge at the LaSalle Immigration Court. Immigration Judge in District of Columbia: $80,988. Citizenship and Immigration Services, DHS, in Rosedale, New York. California. other factors, such as the types of cases on the Judge's docket, the detained status of immigrant Judge Jackler is a member of the District of Columbia Bar, New Jersey State Bar, New York State Bar, and Virginia State Bar. From 1994 to 1995, she served in the Attorney Generals Honors Program, DOJ, Executive Office for Immigration Review, Houston Immigration Court, as a judicial law clerk. roughly a similar composition of cases given a sufficient number of asylum cases. :eHM'F,%|G,@QiavO=QtE{CXnAd`@ XLlEt/t}_mm3bM The judges in San Francisco, where I served, were told we could not schedule any cases in 2022 until our calendars showed that three cases were scheduled every day through the end of 2021. From 2006 to 2008, he served as anattorney,U.S. Customs and Border Protection, DHS, in El Paso. Jefferson B. Judge Gordon is amember of the District of Columbia Bar, New Jersey State Bar and Pennsylvania Judge Miller is a member of the Florida State Bar. From 2008 to 2015, Judge Feldman served as an Immigration Judge at the Eloy Immigration Court. Attorney Advertising: prior results do not guarantee similaroutcomes. Employers can change that. just two factors that appear to impact asylum decision outcomes. Your honest review allows judges to receive an assessment of their work, and to hopefully make adjustments so that at the end of the day, we have a more uniform application of the laws and regulations, with fairness, courtesy and compassion in all our immigration courts across the United States. Judge Kaufman received a Bachelor of Arts in 1998 from the University of Arizona and a Juris Doctor in 2002 from Arizona State University College of Law. The rules of the court are also unlike the typical proceedings many Americans have witnessed in trials, including an expectation that the immigration judge will conduct his or her own cross-examination of those testifying. From 2007 to 2017, he served as a senior attorney, Office of Chief Counsel (OCC), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in Newark, New Jersey. From 2000 to 2010, he served as a trial attorney, then deputy chief, in the Special Litigation Section, CRT, DOJ. Compared to Judge Gordon's denial rate of 1.0 percent, Immigration Court judges across the country These were people out in the hallway cuddling their children and reading stories to them waiting for their cases to be called. From 2000 to 2010, Judge McNulty served as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney with the former Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, in the Chicago Office of the U.S Attorneys Office for the Northern District of Illinois.
