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Inside Immigration

Plain-language guides to US immigration, asylum and USCIS procedure.

Immigration judges

Amber D George

Immigration Judge, San Francisco Immigration Court. Appointed March 2020 by William P. Barr.

LenientGrants far more often than the national average-55.5 points

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

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Judge George7.4%
San Francisco court28.4%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
1,220
Asylum granted
1,104
Other relief granted
26
Denied
90
Against own court
-21.0 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
18%2%1%1%16%28%

Read from TRAC's chart to the nearest point. Years with fewer than 25 decisions are not shown.

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 97% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: India (21.7%), Guatemala (21.4%), El Salvador (17.5%), Mexico (13.9%), Honduras (7%).

Official biography

Attorney General William P. Barr appointed Amber D. George as an immigration judge in March 2020. Judge George earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1990 from the University of Notre Dame, a Master of International Management in 1992 from Thunderbird School of Global Management, and a Juris Doctor in 2002 from the University of California, Hastings College ofthe Law. From 2003 to 2020, she was in private practice, in San Francisco, including her ownsolo practice from 2011 to 2013. From 1993 to 1999, she worked in the mobile telecommunications field for Air Touch International (now Vodafone). Judge George is a member of the State Bar of California.

As published by the Executive Office for Immigration Review at appointment, via TRAC.

In the record

  • Executive Office for Immigration Review

    EOIR Announces 46 New Immigration Judges

    Official DOJ release announcing Amber D. George's appointment as an Immigration Judge at the San Francisco Immigration Court in March 2020, citing her prior private immigration law practice in San Francisco, including a solo practice from 2011 to 2013.

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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.