Immigration court
Concord, CA Immigration Court
21 judges · CA
EOIR data through Oct 1, 2026 · updated monthly
- 2,331
- Granted
- 21,173
- Denied
- 21
- Judges
Distribution
How this court's judges compare
At Concord, CA, 19 judges range from 0.0% to 47.3%.
Each judge's all-time EOIR decided outcomes across every court they have served in: granted ÷ (granted + denied). Judges now based at this court with at least 100 decided cases. A historical pattern — not a prediction for any case.
Recent decisions (Oct 2024 – Sep 2026): Concord, CA Immigration Court granted asylum in 6.8% of 21,256 decided cases. That is lower than the court's all-time rate of 9.9% (23,504 decided cases). Over the same months, the national rate was 5.0%.
What people ask about Concord, CA Immigration Court
These are the questions people asked most about this court from Apr 2026 to Oct 2026. The answers come from EOIR immigration court data and ICE arrest records.
Which judges at Concord, CA Immigration Court grant asylum most often?
Among the 20 judges at this court with at least 25 decided asylum cases in Oct 2024 – Sep 2026, the highest grant rates were: Kyra S. Lilien, 35.4% of 460 decided; Sarah F. Torres, 21.9% of 1,153 decided; and Florence A. Chamberlin, 20.0% of 754 decided. The median judge among them granted 3.1%.
What is the asylum grant rate at Concord, CA Immigration Court?
In Oct 2024 – Sep 2026, the court granted asylum in 6.8% of 21,256 decided cases (grants plus denials). Across all years in EOIR data, it granted 9.9% of 23,504 decided cases. Over the same recent months, the national rate was 5.0%.
How many ICE arrests are recorded in Concord, California?
ICE recorded 18 arrests in Concord, California from Aug 2025 to Jul 2026, 6 of them in Jul 2026. The highest month in these records, which start in Oct 2022, was Jun 2025 with 13. These are arrests anywhere in the city, not only at the immigration court.
How long is the wait from the first hearing to the individual hearing at Concord, CA Immigration Court?
For cases at this court whose first individual hearing was held in Oct 2025 – Sep 2026, the median time from the first master calendar hearing to that individual hearing was about 21 months. Cases still waiting for an individual hearing are not counted, so this is a floor, not an estimate for any one case.
How to Interpret This Court's Data
Court-level statistics aggregate the judges and cases assigned to the Concord, CA Immigration Court, so the court average can differ sharply from any one judge's profile.
High-volume judge profiles at this court include Star, Shadee M. (4,440 total cases), Price, Justin M. (4,322 total cases), and Stender, Jacob J. (3,430 total cases). The largest nationality groups shown for this court (fiscal years 2020–2026) include Mexico (10,003 decided, 3.2% grant rate), India (4,030 decided, 24.4% grant rate), and Guatemala (1,773 decided, 7.3% grant rate).
Asylum grant rate is calculated as granted / (granted + denied). Procedural outcomes are separated so users can distinguish merits decisions from docket-management outcomes.
This page uses public EOIR records last updated 2026-10-01. The data is informational and should not be treated as legal advice or a prediction for any individual case.
Read how EOIR data works or learn how to compare asylum approval rates.
Areas Served by This Court
Based on the official EOIR ZIP-code assignment, the Concord, CA Immigration Court is the assigned filing location for 249 ZIP codes. Main cities by state:
CA — Fresno, Stockton, Modesto, Concord, Tracy, Vallejo, Walnut Creek, Clovis, Madera, Merced, Richmond, Antioch, Danville, Fairfield, Lemoore and 165 more cities
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Judges at This Court
| Judge | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Star, Shadee M. | 22.5% | 900 | 3,097 | 3,997 |
| Price, Justin M. | 27.2% | 1,116 | 2,985 | 4,101 |
| Stender, Jacob J. | 9.9% | 306 | 2,789 | 3,095 |
| Nava, Marlem | 6.4% | 181 | 2,658 | 2,839 |
| Butler, Jeremy J. | 38.3% | 954 | 1,539 | 2,493 |
| Eichenberger, Colin P. | 11.6% | 229 | 1,737 | 1,966 |
| Torres, Sarah F. | 25.2% | 323 | 958 | 1,281 |
| Wilson, Roberta A. | 27.7% | 331 | 866 | 1,197 |
| Chamberlin, Florence A. | 29.3% | 275 | 662 | 937 |
| Lilien, Kyra S. | 47.3% | 348 | 388 | 736 |
| Black, Lauren M. | 0.3% | 2 | 658 | 660 |
| Wang, Eric | 0.3% | 2 | 650 | 652 |
| Espana, Patrick A. | 1.7% | 6 | 341 | 347 |
| Morris, Adam R. | 1.2% | 4 | 321 | 325 |
| Scafidi, Andrew | 0.3% | 1 | 305 | 306 |
| Pember, Matthew | 0.9% | 2 | 228 | 230 |
| Goss, Ellaine L. | 0.0% | 0 | 216 | 216 |
| Keane, Stephen F. | 0.0% | 0 | 207 | 207 |
| Phillips, Jeffrey | 1.8% | 2 | 110 | 112 |
| Byers, Ryan | 3.6% | 2 | 53 | 55 |
| Jakubowski, John F. | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Roster entries without a usable profile denominator: Visiting Judge 4, Visiting Judge 7, Visiting Judge 6, McDowell, Karen C., Handke, Melissa, Tobosa-Smit, Stephanie. They are excluded from the rate table above.
Approval Rate by Nationality
Fiscal years 2020–2026 (Oct 2019 – Sep 2026).
| Nationality | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 3.2% | 320 | 9,683 | 10,003 |
| India | 24.4% | 985 | 3,045 | 4,030 |
| Guatemala | 7.3% | 130 | 1,643 | 1,773 |
| Nicaragua | 10.2% | 139 | 1,221 | 1,360 |
| Colombia | 4.2% | 47 | 1,079 | 1,126 |
| Peru | 13.3% | 142 | 925 | 1,067 |
| El Salvador | 11.7% | 112 | 848 | 960 |
| Honduras | 6.4% | 54 | 793 | 847 |
| Venezuela | 2.4% | 10 | 407 | 417 |
| Romania | 2.5% | 6 | 237 | 243 |
| Brazil | 13.4% | 27 | 175 | 202 |
| China | 22.8% | 39 | 132 | 171 |
| Afghanistan | 22.2% | 36 | 126 | 162 |
| Russia | 50.7% | 68 | 66 | 134 |
| Bolivia | 0.0% | 0 | 121 | 121 |
| Turkey | 23.4% | 26 | 85 | 111 |
| Nepal | 49.0% | 50 | 52 | 102 |
| Ecuador | 0.0% | 0 | 63 | 63 |
| Vietnam | 31.9% | 15 | 32 | 47 |
| Philippines | 10.8% | 4 | 33 | 37 |
| Armenia | 46.4% | 13 | 15 | 28 |
| Somalia | 9.1% | 2 | 20 | 22 |
| Pakistan | 19.0% | 4 | 17 | 21 |
| Unknown Nationality | 4.8% | 1 | 20 | 21 |
| Eritrea | 70.0% | 14 | 6 | 20 |
| Nigeria | 55.0% | 11 | 9 | 20 |
| Cuba | 26.3% | 5 | 14 | 19 |
| Iran | 36.8% | 7 | 12 | 19 |
| Haiti | 18.8% | 3 | 13 | 16 |
| Turkmenistan | 12.5% | 2 | 14 | 16 |
| Laos | 0.0% | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| Italy | 0.0% | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| Syria | 50.0% | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Belarus | 36.4% | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| Spain | 0.0% | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Mauritania | 0.0% | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Belgium | 0.0% | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Belize | 33.3% | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Azerbaijan | 0.0% | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Sri Lanka | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Ethiopia | 80.0% | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Argentina | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Canada | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Jordan | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Bulgaria | 25.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 |