ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION JUDGE PROFILE
Julie L. Nelson
Concord (CCC) · Concord, CA
Julie L. Nelson is listed with Concord (CCC). The database records 721 asylum outcomes: 140 approved, 581 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case. · 2020-01-06 – 2026-06-23
Yearly changes
Yearly asylum decision trend
Fiscal yearDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2026236223400.8%
FY 20251151798014.8%
FY 20243411230—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Applicant origin
Asylum decisions by fiscal year and nationality
FY 2026 · 2025-10-01 – 2026-07-01 · EOIR
NationalityDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2026 · Mexico2025-10-01 – 2026-06-22115011500.0%
FY 2026 · Nicaragua2025-11-24 – 2026-06-22260260—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · India2025-10-15 – 2026-06-23240240—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Colombia2026-01-07 – 2026-05-21180180—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Guatemala2025-10-02 – 2026-06-17170170—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Peru2026-01-09 – 2026-04-27140140—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · El Salvador2025-10-10 – 2026-06-179090—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Honduras2026-02-11 – 2026-05-114040—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Eritrea2026-03-13 – 2026-04-202200—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Brazil2026-05-01 – 2026-05-011010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Armenia2026-04-13 – 2026-04-131010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Iran2025-11-03 – 2025-11-031010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Nepal2026-03-20 – 2026-03-201010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Dominican Republic2026-02-17 – 2026-02-171010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Pakistan2026-06-17 – 2026-06-171010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Yemen2026-04-15 – 2026-04-151010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Official appointment record
Judge background and appointment
Official biography
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch appointed Julie Nelson to begin hearing cases in February 2017. Judge Nelson earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2003 from Biola University and a Juris Doctor in 2006 from California Western School of Law. From December 2014 to January 2017, and previously from 2009 through May 2014, she served as an assistant chief counsel for the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in Eloy, Az. From June 2014 to November 2014, she served as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Steven P. Logan, U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona. From 2008 through 2009, she served as an attorney advisor for the Los Angeles Immigration Court,
Education: Judge Nelson earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2003 from Biola University and a Juris Doctor in 2006 from California Western School of Law.
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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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