Christine Olson

Chelmsford (CHE) · Chelmsford, MA

Christine Olson is listed with Chelmsford (CHE). The database records 339 asylum outcomes: 50 approved, 289 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case.

Decision approval rate14.7%Approved ÷（Approved + Denied）

Approved share of all outcomes14.7%Approved ÷ all outcomes

Asylum decisions33950 / 289 / 0

Approved / denied50 / 289 / 0Database records only

Yearly changes

Yearly asylum decision trend

Applicant origin

Asylum decisions by fiscal year and nationality

Each row shows fiscal year, nationality, valid decisions, and approval rate.

Official appointment record

Judge background and appointment

Appointment dateNovember 2024

Appointed courtChelmsford Immigration Court

Appointment typeImmigration Judge

Official biography

Christine L. Olson was appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in November 2024. Judge Olson earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2000 from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Juris Doctor in 2008 from the University of California, Davis School of Law. From 2021 to 2024, she served as an assistant U.S. attorney at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Hawaii. From 2016 to 2021, she served as a trial attorney at the Office of International Affairs, Criminal Division, Department of Justice. From 2013 to 2015, she served as an assistant city attorney at the Seattle City Attorney's Office. From 2012 to 2013, she was a litigation associate at DLA Piper, in Seattle. From 2009 to 2012, she was a litigation associate at Davis, Polk, and Wardwell, in New York City. From 2008 to 2009, she served as a law clerk at the U.S. District Court, Central District of California, in Santa Ana, California. Judge Olson is a member of the New York State Bar.

Education: Judge Olson earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2000 from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Juris Doctor in 2008 from the University of California, Davis School of Law.

Bar admission: Judge Olson is a member of the New York State Bar.

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How to read approval rates

Decision approval rateis approved ÷ (approved + denied). Blue “Other” is shown separately and includes identifiable withholding/CAT protection, cancellation or adjustment, voluntary departure, withdrawal, termination, dismissal, and administrative closure; it is excluded from the rate denominator.Approved share of all outcomesuses approved, denied, and other outcomes in the denominator.

With small samples, a few cases can move the percentage sharply. The page flags samples below 50 and below 200 decisions.

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