Judge Patrick S. O'Brien
Immigration Judge at San Francisco, CA
Snapshot answerThe 2026-07-01 snapshot lists a 17.9% historical asylum grant rate for Patrick S. O'Brien at San Francisco, CA, based on 719 grants and 3,309 denials (4,028 decided outcomes).
The 2026-07-01 EOIR snapshot lists Patrick S. O'Brien with San Francisco, CA. With an asylum approval rate of 17.9%, this judge is below average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review). Historical listings do not by themselves establish a current assignment.
How to Interpret These Judge Statistics
Patrick S. O'Brien is listed with the San Francisco, CA Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 17.9% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.
Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Guatemala (737 decided, 22.0% grant rate), Mexico (608 decided, 11.2% grant rate), and Colombia (436 decided, 2.3% grant rate). Compare these rows with the judge's overall rate because nationality mix can materially change how the headline number should be read.
Grant rate is calculated as granted / (granted + denied). Other procedural outcomes, including terminated, withdrawn, administratively closed, or removed cases, are tracked separately where available and are not treated as asylum grants.
This page is based on public EOIR data last updated 2026-07-01. It is for research and information only, not legal advice.
Read the grant-rate methodology or learn how to read immigration judge statistics.
Nationality Breakdown
| Nationality | Cases | Grant rate |
|---|
| Guatemala |
737 |
22.0% |
| Mexico |
608 |
11.2% |
| Colombia |
436 |
2.3% |
| Honduras |
289 |
17.6% |
| El Salvador |
258 |
22.9% |
| India |
214 |
40.7% |
| Nicaragua |
178 |
30.9% |
| Peru |
105 |
9.5% |
Yearly Trends
| Year | Cases | Grant rate |
|---|
| 2026 |
388 |
2.3% |
| 2025 |
814 |
13.9% |
| 2024 |
569 |
22.1% |
| 2023 |
522 |
25.5% |
| 2022 |
356 |
50.3% |
| 2021 |
160 |
40.0% |
| 2020 |
443 |
8.1% |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Judge Patrick S. O'Brien's asylum approval rate?
Judge Patrick S. O'Brien's asylum approval rate is 17.9% according to EOIR FOIA data.
How many asylum cases has Judge Patrick S. O'Brien decided?
The dataset lists 4,028 total asylum cases for Judge Patrick S. O'Brien.
How is this approval rate calculated?
The approval rate is calculated as granted divided by (granted + denied). It excludes terminations and withdrawals, and the source is EOIR FOIA data.
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