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Dale E. Anderson

Dale E. Anderson is listed with Los Angeles (WLA). The database records 38 asylum outcomes: 1 approved, 37 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case. · 2020-01-27 – 2020-03-12

Fewer than 50; rate hidden

Decision approval rate—Approved ÷（Approved + Denied）

Approved share of all outcomes2.6%Approved ÷ all outcomes

Asylum decisions381 / 37 / 0

Approved / denied1 / 37 / 0Database records only

Yearly changes

Yearly asylum decision trend

No verified annual data available.

Applicant origin

Asylum decisions by fiscal year and nationality

FY 2026 · 2025-10-01 – 2026-07-01 · EOIR

NationalityDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate

Official appointment record

Judge background and appointment

Appointment dateJanuary 2020

Appointed courtLos Angeles Immigration Court

Appointment typeImmigration Judge

Official biography

Attorney General Barr appointed Dale E. Anderson to begin hearing cases in January 2020. Judge Anderson earned a Bachelor of Science in 1987 from the U.S. Naval Academy, a Juris Doctor in 1994 from Pepperdine University School of Law, and a Master of Laws in 1997 from the University of San Diego School of Law. From 2016 to 2019, he served as a trial attorney for the Office of International Affairs, Criminal Division, Department of Justice (DOJ). From 2009 to 2016, and previously from 2002 to 2004, he served as a supervisory attorney advisor and attorney advisor for the Board of Immigration Appeals,

Education: Judge Anderson earned a Bachelor of Science in 1987 from the U.S.

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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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