Immigration court
West Los Angeles, CA Immigration Court
59 judges · CA
EOIR data through Sep 1, 2026 · updated monthly
- 108,287
- Granted
- 259,849
- Denied
- 59
- Judges
Distribution
How this court's judges compare
At West Los Angeles, CA, 56 judges range from 2.0% to 56.7%.
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 29.4% historical asylum grant rate for West Los Angeles, CA Immigration Court, based on 108,287 grants and 259,849 denials (368,136 decided outcomes).
The West Los Angeles, CA Immigration Court has an overall asylum approval rate of 29.4% across 368,136 decided cases. The court has 59 immigration judges. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).
How to Interpret This Court's Data
The West Los Angeles, CA Immigration Court has an overall asylum grant rate of 29.4% 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 Peters, Rose (27,492 total cases), Walton, Richard D. (22,724 total cases), and Ho, Anna (20,231 total cases). The largest nationality groups shown for this court include Mexico (11,337 decided, 32.5% grant rate), Guatemala (10,212 decided, 6.4% grant rate), and El Salvador (6,635 decided, 16.2% 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 #2 by published decided outcomes among 73 courts with at least 5,000 decisions (368,136 outcomes).
Its 29.4% historical rate is 19.3 percentage points above the 10.1% median for those 73 courts.
The largest published nationality row is Mexico: 11,337 decisions and a 32.5% 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 West Los Angeles, CA Immigration Court is the assigned filing location for 147 ZIP codes. Main cities by state:
CA — Los Angeles, Long Beach, Santa Barbara, Torrance, Whittier, Inglewood, Santa Monica, Oxnard, Carson, Compton, Downey, Ventura, Beverly Hills, Camarillo, Culver City and 48 more cities
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Judges at This Court
| Judge | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peters, Rose | 16.2% | 3,737 | 19,317 | 23,054 |
| Walton, Richard D. | 20.1% | 3,560 | 14,115 | 17,675 |
| Ho, Anna | 15.9% | 2,305 | 12,154 | 14,459 |
| Fong, Thomas | 28.8% | 3,857 | 9,537 | 13,394 |
| Hrycenko, Ingrid K. | 36.3% | 4,518 | 7,920 | 12,438 |
| Martin, William J. | 33.2% | 4,290 | 8,614 | 12,904 |
| Latimore, Jan D. | 35.1% | 3,969 | 7,345 | 11,314 |
| Sitgraves, D.D. | 15.1% | 2,185 | 12,250 | 14,435 |
| Ipema, Henry P. | 23.4% | 2,650 | 8,656 | 11,306 |
| Einhorn, Bruce J. | 35.2% | 4,288 | 7,878 | 12,166 |
| Stancill, Christine E | 39.8% | 4,449 | 6,730 | 11,179 |
| Gordon, Nathan W. | 36.3% | 3,735 | 6,560 | 10,295 |
| Romig, Jeffrey L. | 12.3% | 1,092 | 7,772 | 8,864 |
| Walsh, John F. | 27.4% | 2,772 | 7,340 | 10,112 |
| Bronzina, Isabel | 17.7% | 1,709 | 7,961 | 9,670 |
| Bank, Ira | 38.7% | 3,061 | 4,842 | 7,903 |
| Munoz, Lorraine J. | 24.6% | 2,088 | 6,401 | 8,489 |
| Sholomson, Stephen L. | 37.1% | 3,081 | 5,232 | 8,313 |
| Dunkel-Bradley, Dorothy | 38.1% | 2,693 | 4,366 | 7,059 |
| Vahid-Tehrani, Gita | 42.4% | 3,076 | 4,178 | 7,254 |
| Burke, David | 22.7% | 1,673 | 5,708 | 7,381 |
| Tabaddor, A. Ashley | 28.5% | 1,534 | 3,857 | 5,391 |
| Renner, Renee L. | 23.9% | 1,547 | 4,933 | 6,480 |
| Mathon, Lauren R. | 24.4% | 1,782 | 5,511 | 7,293 |
| Segal, Jay | 25.5% | 1,405 | 4,114 | 5,519 |
| Bither, Christine A. | 31.2% | 1,599 | 3,525 | 5,124 |
| Bakke Varzandeh, Joyce | 26.8% | 1,534 | 4,199 | 5,733 |
| O'Connor, Lee | 17.2% | 677 | 3,255 | 3,932 |
| Gembacz, Gilbert T. | 44.3% | 2,378 | 2,989 | 5,367 |
| Seligman, Darlene R. | 31.8% | 1,331 | 2,857 | 4,188 |
| Behne, Audra R. | 10.9% | 451 | 3,668 | 4,119 |
| Costa, Philip J. | 34.1% | 1,422 | 2,750 | 4,172 |
| Bass, Lori R. | 31.7% | 1,223 | 2,641 | 3,864 |
| Juelle, Carlos R. | 9.3% | 495 | 4,844 | 5,339 |
| Giattina, Anthony T. | 40.9% | 1,625 | 2,350 | 3,975 |
| Desai, Jankhana | 15.5% | 528 | 2,877 | 3,405 |
| Simons, Anita L. | 22.3% | 1,010 | 3,523 | 4,533 |
| Villegas, Veronica S. | 18.7% | 641 | 2,782 | 3,423 |
| Ohata, Ronald N. | 31.5% | 999 | 2,172 | 3,171 |
| Rooyani, Rodin | 32.1% | 921 | 1,952 | 2,873 |
| Little, Monica M. | 32.1% | 756 | 1,599 | 2,355 |
| Malvin, Daniel H. | 10.7% | 267 | 2,231 | 2,498 |
| Del Bene, Charles A. | 25.8% | 600 | 1,726 | 2,326 |
| Taylor, John D. | 39.9% | 660 | 996 | 1,656 |
| Hong, J. Traci | 24.7% | 496 | 1,511 | 2,007 |
| McDonald, Kristofer R. | 6.6% | 148 | 2,078 | 2,226 |
| Proctor, George W. | 56.7% | 975 | 745 | 1,720 |
| Murad, Yvan E. | 6.9% | 130 | 1,759 | 1,889 |
| Mcdermott, Patrick T. | 40.9% | 425 | 613 | 1,038 |
| Perez, Irma | 12.1% | 117 | 849 | 966 |
| Lee, Edward | 31.3% | 157 | 345 | 502 |
| Miller, Jeffrey S. | 26.1% | 208 | 589 | 797 |
| Callaghan, Diana | 4.3% | 23 | 517 | 540 |
| Mc Goings, Michael C. | 2.0% | 6 | 288 | 294 |
| Smith, Kevin D. | 4.5% | 11 | 232 | 243 |
| Fellrath, Robert | 12.8% | 25 | 171 | 196 |
| Carroll-Tipton, Andrea | 60.3% | 44 | 29 | 73 |
| Anderson, Dale E. | 3.2% | 2 | 60 | 62 |
| Ashman, Peter L. | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Roster entries without a usable profile denominator: New Ij #6, Visiting Judge 27, Incoming Judge 2, Salter, John W.. They are excluded from the rate table above.
Approval Rate by Nationality
| Nationality | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 32.5% | 3,690 | 7,647 | 11,337 |
| Guatemala | 6.4% | 652 | 9,560 | 10,212 |
| El Salvador | 16.2% | 1,074 | 5,561 | 6,635 |
| Honduras | 7.1% | 294 | 3,846 | 4,140 |
| Nicaragua | 6.5% | 268 | 3,870 | 4,138 |
| Colombia | 1.5% | 62 | 4,010 | 4,072 |
| China | 56.3% | 1,792 | 1,389 | 3,181 |
| Venezuela | 5.3% | 66 | 1,191 | 1,257 |
| Peru | 5.9% | 71 | 1,142 | 1,213 |
| Russia | 52.1% | 540 | 496 | 1,036 |
| Ecuador | 2.2% | 16 | 720 | 736 |
| India | 49.0% | 193 | 201 | 394 |
| Belize | 7.5% | 20 | 246 | 266 |
| Philippines | 48.5% | 129 | 137 | 266 |
| Romania | 4.9% | 11 | 212 | 223 |
| Armenia | 54.0% | 115 | 98 | 213 |
| Indonesia | 65.8% | 131 | 68 | 199 |
| Iran | 73.0% | 143 | 53 | 196 |
| Egypt | 61.2% | 112 | 71 | 183 |
| Nigeria | 28.1% | 50 | 128 | 178 |
| South Korea | 56.5% | 91 | 70 | 161 |
| Turkey | 12.8% | 20 | 136 | 156 |
| Brazil | 8.9% | 10 | 102 | 112 |
| Bangladesh | 50.0% | 45 | 45 | 90 |
| Syria | 78.5% | 62 | 17 | 79 |
| Cuba | 16.7% | 12 | 60 | 72 |
| Vietnam | 51.5% | 34 | 32 | 66 |
| Israel | 36.1% | 22 | 39 | 61 |
| Kazakhstan | 23.0% | 14 | 47 | 61 |
| Belarus | 36.1% | 22 | 39 | 61 |
| Ukraine | 49.2% | 29 | 30 | 59 |
| Jordan | 49.1% | 27 | 28 | 55 |
| Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan) | 47.1% | 24 | 27 | 51 |
| Jamaica | 22.9% | 11 | 37 | 48 |
| Mongolia | 43.8% | 21 | 27 | 48 |
| Lebanon | 52.2% | 24 | 22 | 46 |
| Haiti | 4.4% | 2 | 43 | 45 |
| Senegal | 4.4% | 2 | 43 | 45 |
| Afghanistan | 25.0% | 10 | 30 | 40 |
| Nepal | 74.4% | 29 | 10 | 39 |
| Pakistan | 44.7% | 17 | 21 | 38 |
| Argentina | 16.7% | 6 | 30 | 36 |
| Burma (Myanmar) | 75.8% | 25 | 8 | 33 |
| Cameroon | 45.2% | 14 | 17 | 31 |
| Azerbaijan | 16.1% | 5 | 26 | 31 |
| Unknown Nationality | 12.9% | 4 | 27 | 31 |
| Thailand | 24.1% | 7 | 22 | 29 |
| Chile | 13.8% | 4 | 25 | 29 |
| Kenya | 32.0% | 8 | 17 | 25 |
| Ghana | 56.0% | 14 | 11 | 25 |
| Bolivia | 0.0% | 0 | 24 | 24 |
| Stateless - Alien Unable To Name A Country | 87.0% | 20 | 3 | 23 |
| Uzbekistan | 5.3% | 1 | 18 | 19 |
| Cambodia | 12.5% | 2 | 14 | 16 |
| Costa Rica | 25.0% | 4 | 12 | 16 |
| Japan | 0.0% | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| Canada | 42.9% | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| Iraq | 64.3% | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| Sri Lanka | 58.3% | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| Germany | 66.7% | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| Ethiopia | 50.0% | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Niger | 50.0% | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Turkmenistan | 16.7% | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| Tajikistan (Tadzhik) | 8.3% | 1 | 11 | 12 |
| Uganda | 50.0% | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| United Kingdom | 0.0% | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Eritrea | 28.6% | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Tunisia | 66.7% | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Taiwan | 50.0% | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Mauritania | 0.0% | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Somalia | 16.7% | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Slovenia | 0.0% | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Yemen | 100.0% | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Morocco | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Panama | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Spain | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Saudi Arabia | 25.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Georgia | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Hong Kong | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Australia | 33.3% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Soviet Union | 100.0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Guadeloupe | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Guinea | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |