ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION COURT PROFILE

Los Angeles (WLA)

Los Angeles, CA

FY 2026 · 2025-10-01 – 2026-07-01 · EOIR · These profile totals cover all available years; they are not this fiscal year’s court totals.

Decision approval rate5.9%

Judges19

Asylum decisions4,057

Approved / denied240 / 3,817 / 0

Court judges

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Judge profiles · all available yearsDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate

Dale E. Anderson2020-01-27 – 2020-03-12381370—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

Joyce Bakke Varzandeh2020-01-06 – 2026-06-30397131266033.0%

Ira Bank2020-01-02 – 2023-04-2720347156023.2%

E. Mark Barcus2020-01-09 – 2025-03-281055352050.5%

Lori R. Bass2020-02-04 – 2020-08-11183150—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

Audra R. Behne2020-01-03 – 2026-07-011,078196882018.2%

Diana Callaghan2026-04-02 – 2026-07-01119211701.7%

Andrea Carroll-Tipton2021-04-15 – 2023-05-304926230—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

Amit Chugh2020-01-07 – 2026-06-08343208135060.6%

Philip J. Costa2020-01-02 – 2025-06-26447220227049.2%

Jankhana Desai2020-01-07 – 2026-07-0138290292023.6%

Carlos R. Juelle2020-01-03 – 2026-06-301,3121131,19908.6%

Jan D. Latimore2020-01-28 – 2024-12-3021767150030.9%

Scott Laurent2020-02-26 – 2023-03-21792950036.7%

Edward Lee2020-07-28 – 2023-07-27290125165043.1%

Daniel H. Malvin2020-01-09 – 2026-07-0131675241023.7%

Kristofer R. McDonald2021-03-25 – 2026-06-25774111663014.3%

Yvan E. Murad2022-06-13 – 2026-06-2636284278023.2%

Irma Perez2021-12-01 – 2025-06-301618774054.0%

Curtis F. Pierce2022-06-01 – 2026-07-011,051319732030.4%

Rodin Rooyani2020-06-18 – 2026-07-01111910208.1%

Anita L. Simons2020-01-02 – 2026-07-011,397452945032.4%

Christine E Stancill2020-01-06 – 2026-05-211,080341739031.6%

Gita Vahid-Tehrani2020-01-10 – 2024-04-251407367052.1%

Veronica S. Villegas2020-01-08 – 2026-06-2630999210032.0%

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Court approval rate is approved ÷ (approved + denied) in this court’s database sample. Judge tenures and sample ranges vary, so court totals are for observation, not predicting a case.

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