Paula Dixon

Otay Mesa (OTM) · Otay Mesa, CA

Paula Dixon is listed with Otay Mesa (OTM). The database records 115 asylum outcomes: 42 approved, 73 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case.

Decision approval rate36.5%Approved ÷（Approved + Denied）

Approved share of all outcomes36.5%Approved ÷ all outcomes

Asylum decisions11542 / 73 / 0

Approved / denied42 / 73 / 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 2024

Appointed courtOtay Mesa Immigration Court

Appointment typeImmigration Judge

Official biography

Paula Dixon was appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in May 2024. Judge Dixon earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2002 from Arizona State University and a Juris Doctor in 2006 from Seattle University School of Law. From 2018 to 2024, 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, in Otay Mesa, California. From 2017 to 2018, she served as a special assistant U.S. attorney for the Southern District of California in San Diego, California. From 2014 to 2016, she was a criminal defense attorney in private practice in Phoenix, Arizona. From 2012 to 2014, she served as an assistant city prosecutor with the City of Scottsdale in Scottsdale, Arizona. From 2007 to 2012, she served as a deputy county attorney at the Maricopa County Attorney's Office in Phoenix, Arizona. Judge Dixon is a member of the State Bar of California.

Education: Judge Dixon earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2002 from Arizona State University and a Juris Doctor in 2006 from Seattle University School of Law.

Bar admission: Judge Dixon 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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