Alison E. Daw
Immigration Judge, Sacramento Immigration Court. Appointed May 2006.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 361
- Asylum granted
- 303
- Other relief granted
- 4
- Denied
- 54
- Against own court
- -12.0 pts
| FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|
| 11% | 22% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 85% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: Russia (38.2%), Afghanistan (16.6%), India (15.8%), Mexico (4.4%), Nicaragua (3.9%).
Official biography
Judge Daw was appointed as an Immigration Judge in May 2006. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1985 from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Juris Doctorate in 1988 from Georgetown University Law Center. Judge Daw served as an assistant U.S. attorney in San Jose, California, from September 1999 to June 2005. She worked as a deputy county counsel for the County of Amador, Jackson, California, from September 1996 to September 1999. Judge Daw was in private practice from September 1988 to September 1996. She is a member of the California Bar.
In the record
Federal immigration judge released Oakland father on $5,000 bond after nine months in ICE custody
Reports that Immigration Judge Alison E. Daw in San Francisco found Oakland father Ricardo Mercado not a danger or flight risk and set a $5,000 bond, ending nine months of ICE detention while his withholding-of-removal case proceeded.
Immigration Judges Take Oath of Office in Los Angeles
Official EOIR release on the investiture of four Los Angeles-area immigration judges, confirming Alison E. Daw was appointed in May 2006 and detailing her prior work as an assistant U.S. attorney in San Jose and county counsel in Amador County, California.
Other judges at Sacramento
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.