ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION COURT PROFILE

Sacramento (SMO)

Sacramento, 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 rate33.0%

Judges10

Asylum decisions527

Approved / denied174 / 353 / 0

Court judges

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Judge profiles · all available yearsDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate

Vikram Badrinath2022-11-02 – 2026-06-291,246833413066.9%

Loreto Geisse2020-01-07 – 2025-12-19786643143081.8%

Jonathan W. Hitesman2020-10-07 – 2026-06-24346118228034.1%

Print Maggard2020-01-14 – 2025-11-121,3601,27090093.4%

Bayleigh Pettigrew2026-06-04 – 2026-06-30110110—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

Susan Phan2020-01-03 – 2026-06-292,1581,218940056.4%

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