67 judges · CA
The San Francisco, CA Immigration Court has an overall asylum approval rate of 8.5% across 57,571 decided cases. The court has 67 immigration judges. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).
The San Francisco, CA Immigration Court has an overall asylum grant rate of 8.5% in the current AsylumTracker dataset. Court-level statistics aggregate judges and cases assigned to that court, so the court average can differ sharply from any one judge's profile.
High-volume judge profiles at this court include Marks, Dana Leigh (16,120 total cases), Murry, Anthony S. (13,616 total cases), and Stockton, Bette Kane (13,193 total cases). The largest nationality groups shown for this court include Mexico (12,765 decided, 41.7% grant rate), Guatemala (10,622 decided, 42.9% grant rate), and India (6,416 decided, 75.5% 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 2026-05-08. The data is informational and should not be treated as legal advice or a prediction for any individual case.
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| Judge | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marks, Dana Leigh | 85.4% | 269 | 46 | 315 |
| Murry, Anthony S. | 8.3% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stockton, Bette Kane | 47.6% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simpson, Brian H. | 41.1% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yamaguchi, Michael J. | 11.4% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hayward, Miriam | 47.6% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Costanzo, Lawrence Di | 47.8% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Webber, Polly A. | 50.6% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ramirez, Laura L. | 52.8% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leadbetter, Philip P. | 42.8% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hornbach, Bernard J. | 60.1% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| King, Carol A. | 49.8% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phan-Quang, Tue | 46.2% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phillips, Beverley M. | 51.2% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Teeter, Marilyn J. | 44.9% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deiss, Ila C. | 80.3% | 2,484 | 610 | 3,094 |
| Savage, Patrick S. | 52.3% | 1,037 | 947 | 1,984 |
| Yeargin, Robert | 46.3% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gonzalez, Alberto E. | 56.4% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnson, Jeremiah | 57.5% | 1,148 | 847 | 1,995 |
| Seminerio, Frank A. | 20.7% | 888 | 3,402 | 4,290 |
| Greene III, Charles S. | 52.0% | 1,070 | 987 | 2,057 |
| Maggard, Print | 51.0% | 1,309 | 1,259 | 2,568 |
| O'Brien, Patrick S. | 20.4% | 627 | 2,445 | 3,072 |
| Nelson, Julie L. | 9.3% | 195 | 1,901 | 2,096 |
| Swink, Arwen A. | 54.0% | 970 | 827 | 1,797 |
| Figueroa, Laura C. | 35.4% | 705 | 1,285 | 1,990 |
| Grussendorf, Paul | 29.9% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Young, Elizabeth L. | 69.2% | 483 | 215 | 698 |
| Star, Shadee M. | 27.2% | 703 | 1,878 | 2,581 |
| Gambill, Scott D. | 42.1% | 608 | 836 | 1,444 |
| Park, Joseph Y. | 20.4% | 476 | 1,857 | 2,333 |
| Griswold, Stephen S. | 63.5% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirchner, Steven M. | 35.3% | 909 | 1,665 | 2,574 |
| Pierce, Curtis F. | 18.2% | 367 | 1,648 | 2,015 |
| Hoogasian, Amy C. | 38.3% | 23 | 37 | 60 |
| Schulz, Karen W. | 42.7% | 665 | 891 | 1,556 |
| Gordon, Louis A. | 48.2% | 982 | 1,055 | 2,037 |
| Paulino, Robin K. | 68.8% | 187 | 85 | 272 |
| George, Amber D | 65.5% | 1,156 | 608 | 1,764 |
| Coupe, Dennis F. | 26.3% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chen, Shuting | 57.7% | 902 | 660 | 1,562 |
| Levine, Shira M. | 88.2% | 1,328 | 177 | 1,505 |
| Slayton, Michelle A. | 27.2% | 394 | 1,053 | 1,447 |
| Vigil, Jami | 59.8% | 174 | 117 | 291 |
| Davis, Howard R. | 33.0% | 439 | 892 | 1,331 |
| Ford, Nicholas R | 29.2% | 170 | 413 | 583 |
| Jackson, Jacqueline J. | 68.2% | 223 | 104 | 327 |
| Picton, Cory M. | 43.2% | 136 | 179 | 315 |
| Mccleskey, Loi L. | 35.4% | 295 | 539 | 834 |
| Dillon, Chloe S. | 74.8% | 672 | 226 | 898 |
| Cintron, Elanie J. | 10.6% | 93 | 787 | 880 |
| Jamil, Rebecca | 44.7% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brasil, Elisa C. | 34.6% | 240 | 454 | 694 |
| Shugall, Ilyce | 50.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dinh, Roger H. | 17.3% | 100 | 477 | 577 |
| Begovich, Samantha | 8.9% | 36 | 368 | 404 |
| Morwood, Dion A. | 22.1% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Masterson, Jason R. | 62.2% | 181 | 110 | 291 |
| Smith, Gary W. | 42.3% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| White, Vincent R. | 2.8% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bernstein, Jeffrey J. | 48.2% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kim, Samuel Y. | 90.1% | 182 | 20 | 202 |
| Argumedo, Victoria L. | 6.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nunez, Cynthia M. | 70.5% | 62 | 26 | 88 |
| Hanrahan, William | 6.7% | 1 | 14 | 15 |
| Marks, Dana L. | 37.5% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nationality | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 41.7% | 5,319 | 7,446 | 12,765 |
| Guatemala | 42.9% | 4,561 | 6,061 | 10,622 |
| India | 75.5% | 4,846 | 1,570 | 6,416 |
| El Salvador | 54.2% | 3,246 | 2,748 | 5,994 |
| Colombia | 14.6% | 770 | 4,493 | 5,263 |
| Honduras | 34.0% | 1,486 | 2,887 | 4,373 |
| Nicaragua | 22.9% | 729 | 2,449 | 3,178 |
| Peru | 26.8% | 456 | 1,244 | 1,700 |
| China | 68.2% | 844 | 394 | 1,238 |
| Nepal | 85.8% | 733 | 121 | 854 |
| Brazil | 31.7% | 192 | 414 | 606 |
| Venezuela | 28.7% | 167 | 415 | 582 |
| Eritrea | 92.5% | 490 | 40 | 530 |
| Turkey | 54.1% | 253 | 215 | 468 |
| Russia | 79.6% | 359 | 92 | 451 |
| Romania | 36.6% | 94 | 163 | 257 |
| Afghanistan | 37.6% | 76 | 126 | 202 |
| Philippines | 67.0% | 132 | 65 | 197 |
| Vietnam | 62.1% | 87 | 53 | 140 |
| Mongolia | 77.6% | 90 | 26 | 116 |
| Pakistan | 78.7% | 85 | 23 | 108 |
| Ukraine | 82.2% | 88 | 19 | 107 |
| Iran | 82.7% | 81 | 17 | 98 |
| Nigeria | 77.8% | 70 | 20 | 90 |
| Iraq | 90.7% | 78 | 8 | 86 |
| Ethiopia | 92.9% | 65 | 5 | 70 |
| Haiti | 55.7% | 39 | 31 | 70 |
| Belarus | 89.7% | 52 | 6 | 58 |
| Burma (Myanmar) | 91.2% | 52 | 5 | 57 |
| Kazakhstan | 65.5% | 36 | 19 | 55 |
| Cameroon | 82.4% | 42 | 9 | 51 |
| Azerbaijan | 84.0% | 42 | 8 | 50 |
| Syria | 87.8% | 43 | 6 | 49 |
| Fiji | 41.5% | 17 | 24 | 41 |
| Jordan | 74.4% | 29 | 10 | 39 |
| Cuba | 46.2% | 18 | 21 | 39 |
| Ecuador | 25.6% | 10 | 29 | 39 |
| Yemen | 88.6% | 31 | 4 | 35 |
| Turkmenistan | 30.3% | 10 | 23 | 33 |
| Sri Lanka | 21.9% | 7 | 25 | 32 |
| Armenia | 100.0% | 27 | 0 | 27 |
| Moldavia (Moldova) | 65.4% | 17 | 9 | 26 |
| Laos | 24.0% | 6 | 19 | 25 |
| Sudan | 84.0% | 21 | 4 | 25 |
| Uzbekistan | 62.5% | 15 | 9 | 24 |
| South Korea | 65.2% | 15 | 8 | 23 |
| Egypt | 81.8% | 18 | 4 | 22 |
| Belize | 45.0% | 9 | 11 | 20 |
| Kenya | 78.9% | 15 | 4 | 19 |
| Unknown Nationality | 0.0% | 0 | 18 | 18 |
| Stateless - Alien Unable To Name A Country | 93.8% | 15 | 1 | 16 |
| Israel | 40.0% | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan) | 60.0% | 9 | 6 | 15 |
| Chile | 60.0% | 9 | 6 | 15 |
| Argentina | 16.7% | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| Congo | 33.3% | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Cambodia | 44.4% | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Bolivia | 14.3% | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Canada | 16.7% | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Thailand | 16.7% | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Indonesia | 66.7% | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Taiwan | 66.7% | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Lithuania | 100.0% | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| South Africa | 16.7% | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Uganda | 100.0% | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Tonga | 33.3% | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Spain | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Ghana | 100.0% | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Italy | 60.0% | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Bangladesh | 100.0% | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| United Kingdom | 20.0% | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Somalia | 100.0% | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Senegal | 100.0% | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Tunisia | 100.0% | 3 | 0 | 3 |