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Inside Immigration

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Immigration judges

Andrew Fishkin

Immigration Judge, Santa Ana Immigration Court. Appointed December 2021.

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

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Judge Fishkin66.0%
Santa Ana court76.5%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
1,051
Asylum granted
323
Other relief granted
34
Denied
694
Against own court
-10.5 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
10%15%45%79%94%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 96% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Mexico (21.8%), China (11.5%), India (9.3%), Colombia (8.3%), Nicaragua (7.8%).

Official biography

Andrew J. Fishkin was appointed as an Immigration Judge to begin hearing cases in December 2021. Judge Fishkin ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 1993 from California State University, Long Beach, a Master of Arts in 2000 from California State University, Long Beach, and a Juris Doctor in 2004 from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles. From 2006 to 2021, he was in private practice with the Law Office of Andrew J. Fishkin, in Bakersfield, California. From 2003 to 2005, he served as a Senior Special Agent for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in Los Angeles. From 1997 to 2003, he served as a Special Agent for the former Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), Department of Justice (DOJ), in Los Angeles. From 1996 to 1997, he served as a Border Patrol Agent, U.S. Border Patrol, INS, DOJ, in San Diego. Judge Fishkin 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

No published reporting or appellate decisions naming this judge have been collected yet.

Other judges at Santa Ana

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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.