The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 19.3% historical asylum grant rate for David C. Anderson at Salt Lake City, UT, based on 3,047 grants and 12,723 denials (15,770 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists David C. Anderson with Salt Lake City, UT. With an asylum approval rate of 19.3%, this judge is above 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 Anderson (West Los Angeles, CA) data snapshot: Venezuela vs Peru grant rates differ 63×, overall rate fell from 36% to 2% in 3 years
A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Anderson, David C. (IJ code DCA, West Los Angeles, CA):
Overall track record
35 years on the bench (since 1992), 18,492 cases total, lifetime grant rate 20.8%
Last 3 years (2023–2026): 5,187 cases, grant rate 18.2% — 5.1pp above the West Los Angeles court average (13.1%)
Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)
Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Venezuela 1907 39.0%
Mexico 900 9.7%
Peru 859 0.6%
Colombia 579 3.5%
Guatemala 200 4.4%
Honduras 165 0.7%
Nicaragua 141 9.7%
Cuba 109 16.7%
El Salvador 84 3.8%
Ecuador 60 6.2%
Russia 16 87.5%
Venezuela applicants see a 39.0% grant rate versus 0.6% for Peru applicants — a 63.0× gap on this judge's docket.
Year-by-year
2023: 1063 cases, 35.7% grant rate
2024: 1004 cases, 34.6% grant rate
2025: 1558 cases, 9.7% grant rate
2026: 1562 cases, 2.4% grant rate
If you've appeared before Judge Anderson, 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
David C. Anderson is listed with the Salt Lake City, UT Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 19.3% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.
Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Venezuela (2,414 decided, 35.5% grant rate), Mexico (1,605 decided, 11.2% grant rate), and Peru (1,037 decided, 1.0% 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 David C. Anderson's asylum grant rate?
Judge David C. Anderson granted asylum in 19.3% of 15,770 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
Does Judge David C. Anderson grant asylum more or less often than other judges?
The rate (19.3%) is above the 16.6% national rate; the median judge at Salt Lake City, UT grants 12.8%. 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.
