ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION COURT PROFILE

San Diego (SND)

San Diego, 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 rate6.9%

Judges12

Asylum decisions830

Approved / denied57 / 773 / 0

Court judges

Judge profiles · all available years

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Judge profiles · all available yearsDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate

Amelia Anderson2020-02-24 – 2026-06-30679211468031.1%

Olga E. Attia2020-01-13 – 2026-06-263893435508.7%

Rico J. Bartolomei2020-01-14 – 2025-02-26318133185041.8%

Christine A. Bither2020-01-07 – 2020-01-071010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

James Devitto2020-01-06 – 2024-12-17261113148043.3%

Colleen Glaser-Allen2020-10-21 – 2022-05-129559005.3%

Catherine E. Halliday-Roberts2020-01-14 – 2026-06-2522960169026.2%

Meghan E. Heesch2023-02-10 – 2026-03-3132187234027.1%

Rhana Ishimoto2023-05-24 – 2025-01-0814770—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

Philip S. Law2020-01-07 – 2023-12-0122848180021.1%

Lee O'Connor2020-01-02 – 2024-08-2926239223014.9%

Jose L. JR. Penalosa2020-01-02 – 2026-06-30568109459019.2%

Lindsay W. Pepi2023-11-27 – 2026-06-0337880298021.2%

Scott Simpson2020-01-16 – 2026-06-2621492122043.0%

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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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