ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION COURT PROFILE

Santa Ana (SNC)

Santa Ana, 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 rate4.6%

Judges31

Asylum decisions7,130

Approved / denied330 / 6,800 / 0

Court judges

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Judge profiles · all available yearsDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate

Alicia Brooks2022-03-07 – 2026-07-01937228709024.3%

Terexa Fan2026-06-02 – 2026-07-01400400—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

Andrew Fishkin2022-03-15 – 2026-07-011,206371835030.8%

Leon J. Francis2020-01-02 – 2026-06-261,4682801,188019.1%

Iman Ghasri2022-07-06 – 2026-06-17951141810014.8%

Ellaine L. Goss2026-06-26 – 2026-06-296060—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

Howard C. Hom2020-01-06 – 2026-06-301,095206889018.8%

Karen Hope2022-03-11 – 2026-06-29628104524016.6%

Lily C Hsu2020-01-10 – 2026-07-011,9854161,569021.0%

Jonathan Huang2022-01-28 – 2026-07-01907109798012.0%

Wilbur Lee2020-10-15 – 2026-07-01959106853011.1%

Heather Libeu2023-08-15 – 2026-06-3070999610014.0%

Daren K. Margolin2020-07-30 – 2024-01-113211210—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

Anita McFadden2022-02-02 – 2026-07-01726134592018.5%

Christopher D. McNary2023-08-22 – 2025-10-30447100347022.4%

Joyce Noche2022-04-05 – 2026-06-241,259383876030.4%

Aggie Norregard2022-08-01 – 2026-06-301,067111956010.4%

Kristin Piepmeier2020-07-27 – 2026-07-011,435801,35505.6%

Jerome M. JR. Rothschild2020-01-07 – 2026-04-221,2912261,065017.5%

Gregory L. Simmons2020-01-08 – 2026-06-30964212752022.0%

Paul E. Stephan2026-06-03 – 2026-07-01190190—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

Terese Tadros-Ibarra2021-11-03 – 2026-06-17680252428037.1%

Visiting Judge 232021-09-21 – 2021-09-211010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

Nathaniel B. Walker2020-01-07 – 2026-06-25747168579022.5%

Tamara Wallen2026-05-27 – 2026-06-293030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

Jason R. Waterloo2020-01-02 – 2025-12-15390155235039.7%

Nicole I. Wells2026-06-01 – 2026-07-01423390—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

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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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