Alicia Brooks
Immigration Judge, Santa Ana Immigration Court. Appointed December 2021.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 754
- Asylum granted
- 198
- Other relief granted
- 13
- Denied
- 543
- Against own court
- -4.5 pts
| FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34% | 60% | 54% | 79% | 94% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 96% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: Mexico (18.4%), Nicaragua (14.2%), Colombia (13.9%), China (11.3%), India (10.2%).
Official biography
Alicia D. Brooks was appointed as an Immigration Judge to begin hearing cases in December 2021. Judge Brooks ear ned a Bachelor of Science in 1988 and a Juris Doctor in 1991 from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. From 2019 to 2021, she served as a Judicial Hearing Officer with the Clerk of Superior Court in Mecklenburg County in Charlotte, North Carolina. From 2014 to 2018, she served as an elected District Court Judge, in Charlotte. From 2003 to 2014, she was a solo practitioner with The Brooks Law Firm PC, in Charlotte. From 1999 to 2003, she was in private practice with Klein and Brooks, in Charlotte. From 1997 to 1999, she served as an Assistant District Attorney with the Mecklenburg County District Attorney's Office. From 1992 to 1997, she served as an Assistant Public Defender for Mecklenburg County. Judge Brooks is a member of the North Carolina Bar.
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Other judges at Santa Ana
Court page →About these figures. Denial rates describe outcomes in the cases a judge happened to hear, which differ by detention, nationality and representation. They are not a measure of fairness or competence. Method and sources are on the judges index.