Judge Julie L. Nelson
Immigration Judge at San Francisco, CA
Judge Julie L. Nelson serves at the San Francisco, CA Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 9.5%, this judge is below average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).
How to Interpret These Judge Statistics
Julie L. Nelson is listed with the San Francisco, CA Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 9.5% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.
Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Mexico (1,193 decided, 10.2% grant rate), Guatemala (397 decided, 12.3% grant rate), and Nicaragua (274 decided, 3.3% 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 Other procedural outcomes, including terminated, withdrawn, administratively closed, or removed cases, are tracked separately where available and are not treated as asylum grants.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 |
|---|
| Mexico |
1,193 |
10.2% |
| Guatemala |
397 |
12.3% |
| Nicaragua |
274 |
3.3% |
| Honduras |
207 |
7.2% |
| El Salvador |
199 |
12.6% |
| Colombia |
169 |
4.7% |
| Peru |
132 |
7.6% |
| India |
126 |
26.2% |
Yearly Trends
| Year | Cases | Grant rate |
|---|
| 2026 |
1,084 |
9.3% |
| 2025 |
692 |
3.9% |
| 2024 |
146 |
13.0% |
| 2023 |
218 |
29.8% |
| 2022 |
187 |
39.0% |
| 2021 |
142 |
30.3% |
| 2020 |
493 |
1.6% |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Judge Julie L. Nelson's asylum approval rate?
Judge Julie L. Nelson's asylum approval rate is 9.5% according to EOIR FOIA data.
How many asylum cases has Judge Julie L. Nelson decided?
The dataset lists 4,370 total asylum cases for Judge Julie L. Nelson.
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.
Other judges at this court
Marks, Dana Leigh
58.9% approval rate
Murry, Anthony S.
8.3% approval rate
Stockton, Bette Kane
47.6% approval rate
Simpson, Brian H.
41.1% approval rate
Yamaguchi, Michael J.
11.4% approval rate
Hayward, Miriam
47.6% approval rate
Costanzo, Lawrence Di
47.8% approval rate
Webber, Polly A.
50.6% approval rate
Ramirez, Laura L.
52.8% approval rate
Leadbetter, Philip P.
42.8% approval rate
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