The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 14.5% historical asylum grant rate for Curtis F. Pierce at Los Angeles, CA, based on 406 grants and 2,391 denials (2,797 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists Curtis F. Pierce with Los Angeles, CA. With an asylum approval rate of 14.5%, this judge is average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review). Historical listings do not by themselves establish a current assignment.
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Judge Pierce (San Francisco, CA) data snapshot: China vs Colombia grant rates differ 53×, overall rate fell from 54% to 2% in 3 years
A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Pierce, Curtis F. (IJ code CFP, San Francisco, CA):
Overall track record
32 years on the bench (since 1995), 2,768 cases total, lifetime grant rate 16.2%
Last 3 years (2023–2026): 2,559 cases, grant rate 15.7% — 23.6pp below the San Francisco court average (39.3%)
Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)
Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Mexico 481 16.4%
Guatemala 463 16.3%
El Salvador 259 27.2%
Nicaragua 253 3.3%
Colombia 249 0.8%
Honduras 160 6.8%
India 121 25.5%
China 82 44.2%
Venezuela 82 2.6%
Russia 73 21.7%
Peru 65 4.9%
China applicants see a 44.2% grant rate versus 0.8% for Colombia applicants — a 52.5× gap on this judge's docket.
Year-by-year
2023: 413 cases, 54.1% grant rate
2024: 342 cases, 30.2% grant rate
2025: 856 cases, 6.3% grant rate
2026: 948 cases, 2.3% grant rate
If you've appeared before Judge Pierce, I'd love to hear:
1. What's your nationality, and when was your most recent hearing?
2. How did your attorney prepare for this judge specifically?
Source: EOIR (U.S. Executive Office for Immigration Review) public statistics, May 2026 release, compiled by AsylumTracker. A judge's historical pattern does not predict the outcome of any individual case; this is shared to help set realistic expectations. Real-experience accounts from the community are welcome.
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How to Interpret These Judge Statistics
Curtis F. Pierce is listed with the Los Angeles, CA Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 14.5% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.
Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Guatemala (479 decided, 15.4% grant rate), Mexico (473 decided, 16.3% grant rate), and Nicaragua (281 decided, 3.6% grant rate). Compare these rows with the judge's overall rate because nationality mix can materially change how the headline number should be read.
Grant rate is calculated as granted / (granted + denied). Other procedural outcomes, including terminated, withdrawn, administratively closed, or removed cases, are tracked separately where available and are not treated as asylum grants.
This page is based on public EOIR data last updated 2026-09-01. It is for research and information only, not legal advice.
What is Judge Curtis F. Pierce's asylum grant rate?
Judge Curtis F. Pierce granted asylum in 14.5% of 2,797 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
Does Judge Curtis F. Pierce grant asylum more or less often than other judges?
The rate (14.5%) is close to the 16.6% national rate; the median judge at Los Angeles, CA grants 15.0%. It is a historical average, not a prediction for any one case.
How is this grant rate calculated?
Grants divided by grants plus denials. Terminations, withdrawals and administrative closures are not counted.
