Lauren M. Black

Concord (CCC) · Concord, CA

Lauren M. Black is listed with Concord (CCC). The database records 42 asylum outcomes: 0 approved, 42 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case.

Decision approval rate—Approved ÷（Approved + Denied）

Approved share of all outcomes0.0%Approved ÷ all outcomes

Asylum decisions420 / 42 / 0

Approved / denied0 / 42 / 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 dateMay 2026

Appointed courtConcord Immigration Court

Appointment typeImmigration Judge

Official biography

Lauren M. Black was appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in May 2026. Judge Black earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2010 from Chapman University and a Juris Doctor in 2014 from Pepperdine University School of Law. From September 2023 to April 2026, she served as an assistant chief counsel with the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in San Francisco. From January 2022 to September of 2023, and from April 2018 to August 2019, she served as an asylum officer at the San Francisco Asylum Office, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, DHS. From November of 2019 to January of 2022, she was an attorney with Martinez Law Group in Sacramento, California. From January to March of 2018, she was an attorney at Verma Law Firm in San Jose, California, and from April 2015 to August 2017 she was an attorney at Centro De Ayuda Para Inmigrantes (CALI), in Santa Clara, California. Judge Black is a member of the State Bar of California.

Education: Judge Black earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2010 from Chapman University and a Juris Doctor in 2014 from Pepperdine University School of Law.

Bar admission: Judge Black is a member of the State Bar of California.

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This page shows only verifiable official appointment and biography records. No departure record does not confirm current service; personnel changes are labeled only with reliable sources.

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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