ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION COURT PROFILE

Van Nuys (VNS)

Van Nuys, 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 rate7.3%

Judges11

Asylum decisions2,957

Approved / denied217 / 2,740 / 0

Court judges

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Judge profiles · all available yearsDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate

Roberto Amaya2022-04-05 – 2026-06-2577895683012.2%

Jonathan Masaji. Brent2026-03-17 – 2026-06-13812457029.6%

David Burke2020-01-03 – 2024-03-21804375429046.6%

Hye Y. Chon2020-01-06 – 2026-06-301,229278951022.6%

Arlene E. Dorfman2020-01-07 – 2026-07-011,031356675034.5%

Paul N. Medved2021-08-24 – 2026-07-011,2632551,008020.2%

Jeannette Lim Park2020-01-13 – 2026-06-30370150220040.5%

Sandra J. Santos-Garcia2020-01-02 – 2026-07-011,031375656036.4%

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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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