Immigration court
San Francisco, CA Immigration Court
61 judges · CA
EOIR data through Sep 1, 2026 · updated monthly
- 98,454
- Granted
- 130,456
- Denied
- 61
- Judges
Distribution
How this court's judges compare
At San Francisco, CA, 59 judges range from 2.8% to 87.5%.
Each judge's all-time EOIR decided outcomes across every court they have served in: granted ÷ (granted + denied). Judges now based at this court with at least 100 decided cases. A historical pattern — not a prediction for any case.
The 2026-09-01 snapshot shows a 43.0% historical asylum grant rate for San Francisco, CA Immigration Court, based on 98,454 grants and 130,456 denials (228,910 decided outcomes).
The San Francisco, CA Immigration Court has an overall asylum approval rate of 43.0% across 228,910 decided cases. The court has 61 immigration judges. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).
How to Interpret This Court's Data
The San Francisco, CA Immigration Court has an overall asylum grant rate of 43.0% in the current AsylumTracker dataset. Court-level statistics aggregate judges and cases assigned to that court, so the court average can differ sharply from any one judge's profile.
High-volume judge profiles at this court include Marks, Dana Leigh (16,120 total cases), Murry, Anthony S. (13,614 total cases), and Stockton, Bette Kane (13,193 total cases). The largest nationality groups shown for this court include Mexico (13,794 decided, 39.9% grant rate), Guatemala (11,068 decided, 41.3% grant rate), and India (6,497 decided, 74.6% grant rate).
Asylum grant rate is calculated as granted / (granted + denied). Procedural outcomes are separated so users can distinguish merits decisions from docket-management outcomes.
This page uses public EOIR records last updated 2026-09-01. The data is informational and should not be treated as legal advice or a prediction for any individual case.
Read how EOIR data works or learn how to compare asylum approval rates.
What This Court Profile's Data Shows
This profile ranks #4 by published decided outcomes among 73 courts with at least 5,000 decisions (228,910 outcomes).
Its 43.0% historical rate is 32.9 percentage points above the 10.1% median for those 73 courts.
The largest published nationality row is Mexico: 13,794 decisions and a 39.9% grant rate in the nationality subset's stated scope.
These are descriptive historical aggregates. Court mix, judge assignment, representation, case facts, procedural posture, and changes in law are not controlled here, so the comparisons cannot predict an individual case.
Areas Served by This Court
Based on the official EOIR ZIP-code assignment, the San Francisco, CA Immigration Court is the assigned filing location for 389 ZIP codes. Main cities by state:
CA — San Francisco, San Jose, Oakland, Berkeley, Santa Rosa, Salinas, Fremont, Hayward, Palo Alto, Redwood City, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Sunnyvale, Los Gatos and 248 more cities
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Judges at This Court
| Judge | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marks, Dana Leigh | 58.9% | 6,675 | 4,652 | 11,327 |
| Murry, Anthony S. | 8.3% | 1,036 | 11,382 | 12,418 |
| Stockton, Bette Kane | 47.6% | 4,409 | 4,845 | 9,254 |
| Simpson, Brian H. | 41.1% | 3,320 | 4,766 | 8,086 |
| Yamaguchi, Michael J. | 11.4% | 1,265 | 9,848 | 11,113 |
| Hayward, Miriam | 47.6% | 3,408 | 3,750 | 7,158 |
| Costanzo, Lawrence Di | 47.8% | 3,769 | 4,124 | 7,893 |
| Webber, Polly A. | 50.6% | 3,782 | 3,696 | 7,478 |
| Ramirez, Laura L. | 52.8% | 3,829 | 3,428 | 7,257 |
| Leadbetter, Philip P. | 42.8% | 2,810 | 3,750 | 6,560 |
| Hornbach, Bernard J. | 60.1% | 3,976 | 2,644 | 6,620 |
| King, Carol A. | 49.8% | 3,246 | 3,276 | 6,522 |
| Phan-Quang, Tue | 46.2% | 2,754 | 3,204 | 5,958 |
| Phillips, Beverley M. | 51.2% | 2,884 | 2,749 | 5,633 |
| Teeter, Marilyn J. | 44.9% | 2,314 | 2,839 | 5,153 |
| Seminerio, Frank A. | 16.3% | 937 | 4,821 | 5,758 |
| Deiss, Ila C. | 76.8% | 3,519 | 1,066 | 4,585 |
| Savage, Patrick S. | 49.1% | 1,799 | 1,865 | 3,664 |
| Nelson, Julie L. | 10.1% | 458 | 4,096 | 4,554 |
| Yeargin, Robert | 46.4% | 1,401 | 1,620 | 3,021 |
| Gonzalez, Alberto E. | 56.4% | 2,177 | 1,680 | 3,857 |
| Johnson, Jeremiah | 54.9% | 1,643 | 1,349 | 2,992 |
| Kirchner, Steven M. | 24.9% | 974 | 2,934 | 3,908 |
| Greene III, Charles S. | 50.8% | 1,869 | 1,810 | 3,679 |
| O'Brien, Patrick S. | 17.9% | 719 | 3,305 | 4,024 |
| Swink, Arwen A. | 51.1% | 1,481 | 1,415 | 2,896 |
| Grussendorf, Paul | 29.9% | 867 | 2,035 | 2,902 |
| Young, Elizabeth L. | 53.5% | 1,012 | 878 | 1,890 |
| Gambill, Scott D. | 33.6% | 696 | 1,374 | 2,070 |
| Park, Joseph Y. | 18.2% | 549 | 2,468 | 3,017 |
| Griswold, Stephen S. | 63.5% | 1,438 | 826 | 2,264 |
| Schulz, Karen W. | 41.5% | 715 | 1,009 | 1,724 |
| Hoogasian, Amy C. | 44.2% | 719 | 906 | 1,625 |
| Gordon, Louis A. | 47.8% | 1,026 | 1,122 | 2,148 |
| Paulino, Robin K. | 56.3% | 767 | 595 | 1,362 |
| George, Amber D | 64.9% | 1,211 | 655 | 1,866 |
| Coupe, Dennis F. | 26.3% | 451 | 1,261 | 1,712 |
| Chen, Shuting | 56.1% | 932 | 730 | 1,662 |
| Levine, Shira M. | 86.3% | 1,377 | 218 | 1,595 |
| Vigil, Jami | 56.8% | 188 | 143 | 331 |
| Davis, Howard R. | 33.0% | 469 | 951 | 1,420 |
| Ford, Nicholas R | 32.4% | 303 | 631 | 934 |
| Jackson, Jacqueline J. | 58.3% | 441 | 316 | 757 |
| Picton, Cory M. | 36.8% | 380 | 653 | 1,033 |
| Mccleskey, Loi L. | 35.3% | 319 | 585 | 904 |
| Dillon, Chloe S. | 72.6% | 704 | 266 | 970 |
| Cintron, Elanie J. | 11.7% | 110 | 831 | 941 |
| Jamil, Rebecca | 44.7% | 325 | 402 | 727 |
| Brasil, Elisa C. | 34.9% | 259 | 484 | 743 |
| Shugall, Ilyce | 50.0% | 216 | 216 | 432 |
| Dinh, Roger H. | 18.0% | 110 | 502 | 612 |
| Morwood, Dion A. | 22.1% | 79 | 279 | 358 |
| Masterson, Jason R. | 64.4% | 206 | 114 | 320 |
| Smith, Gary W. | 42.3% | 113 | 154 | 267 |
| White, Vincent R. | 2.8% | 9 | 309 | 318 |
| Bernstein, Jeffrey J. | 48.2% | 82 | 88 | 170 |
| Kim, Samuel Y. | 87.5% | 203 | 29 | 232 |
| Argumedo, Victoria L. | 6.1% | 8 | 124 | 132 |
| Nunez, Cynthia M. | 68.9% | 73 | 33 | 106 |
| Hanrahan, William | 5.9% | 1 | 16 | 17 |
| Marks, Dana L. | 37.5% | 3 | 5 | 8 |
Roster entries without a usable profile denominator: <All Judges>. They are excluded from the rate table above.
Approval Rate by Nationality
| Nationality | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 39.9% | 5,498 | 8,296 | 13,794 |
| Guatemala | 41.3% | 4,575 | 6,493 | 11,068 |
| India | 74.6% | 4,849 | 1,648 | 6,497 |
| El Salvador | 52.9% | 3,252 | 2,901 | 6,153 |
| Colombia | 12.9% | 771 | 5,198 | 5,969 |
| Honduras | 32.9% | 1,490 | 3,045 | 4,535 |
| Nicaragua | 20.8% | 729 | 2,781 | 3,510 |
| Peru | 24.3% | 459 | 1,428 | 1,887 |
| China | 66.2% | 854 | 436 | 1,290 |
| Nepal | 85.2% | 734 | 128 | 862 |
| Venezuela | 25.0% | 167 | 501 | 668 |
| Brazil | 30.6% | 193 | 438 | 631 |
| Eritrea | 92.1% | 493 | 42 | 535 |
| Turkey | 50.1% | 256 | 255 | 511 |
| Russia | 77.4% | 363 | 106 | 469 |
| Romania | 25.1% | 94 | 280 | 374 |
| Afghanistan | 33.6% | 76 | 150 | 226 |
| Philippines | 62.3% | 137 | 83 | 220 |
| Vietnam | 60.8% | 87 | 56 | 143 |
| Mongolia | 74.4% | 90 | 31 | 121 |
| Pakistan | 75.9% | 85 | 27 | 112 |
| Ukraine | 81.5% | 88 | 20 | 108 |
| Iran | 76.4% | 81 | 25 | 106 |
| Nigeria | 76.1% | 70 | 22 | 92 |
| Iraq | 90.7% | 78 | 8 | 86 |
| Haiti | 54.2% | 39 | 33 | 72 |
| Ethiopia | 92.9% | 65 | 5 | 70 |
| Belarus | 84.1% | 53 | 10 | 63 |
| Burma (Myanmar) | 88.1% | 52 | 7 | 59 |
| Kazakhstan | 64.3% | 36 | 20 | 56 |
| Syria | 85.7% | 48 | 8 | 56 |
| Ecuador | 18.2% | 10 | 45 | 55 |
| Azerbaijan | 82.4% | 42 | 9 | 51 |
| Cameroon | 82.4% | 42 | 9 | 51 |
| Jordan | 71.7% | 33 | 13 | 46 |
| Fiji | 41.5% | 17 | 24 | 41 |
| Cuba | 46.2% | 18 | 21 | 39 |
| Sri Lanka | 18.9% | 7 | 30 | 37 |
| Yemen | 88.6% | 31 | 4 | 35 |
| Turkmenistan | 29.4% | 10 | 24 | 34 |
| South Korea | 53.6% | 15 | 13 | 28 |
| Armenia | 100.0% | 27 | 0 | 27 |
| Egypt | 81.5% | 22 | 5 | 27 |
| Moldavia (Moldova) | 65.4% | 17 | 9 | 26 |
| Laos | 24.0% | 6 | 19 | 25 |
| Sudan | 84.0% | 21 | 4 | 25 |
| Uzbekistan | 62.5% | 15 | 9 | 24 |
| Unknown Nationality | 0.0% | 0 | 23 | 23 |
| Chile | 42.9% | 9 | 12 | 21 |
| Belize | 45.0% | 9 | 11 | 20 |
| Kenya | 78.9% | 15 | 4 | 19 |
| Israel | 33.3% | 6 | 12 | 18 |
| Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan) | 50.0% | 9 | 9 | 18 |
| Stateless - Alien Unable To Name A Country | 93.8% | 15 | 1 | 16 |
| Bolivia | 7.1% | 1 | 13 | 14 |
| Argentina | 16.7% | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| Canada | 11.1% | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| Cambodia | 44.4% | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Congo | 33.3% | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Indonesia | 66.7% | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Lithuania | 100.0% | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Thailand | 16.7% | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Taiwan | 66.7% | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| South Africa | 16.7% | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Uganda | 100.0% | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Tonga | 33.3% | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Ghana | 100.0% | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Italy | 60.0% | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Spain | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Bangladesh | 100.0% | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Somalia | 100.0% | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| United Kingdom | 20.0% | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Costa Rica | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Senegal | 100.0% | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Tunisia | 100.0% | 3 | 0 | 3 |