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Anne Kristina Perry

Immigration Judge, Imperial Immigration Court. Appointed October 2018 by Jeff Sessions.

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

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Judge Perry54.1%
Imperial court42.0%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
481
Asylum granted
179
Other relief granted
42
Denied
260
Against own court
+12.1 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
57%65%38%51%56%75%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 85% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Russia (18.1%), Mexico (13.3%), Somalia (11.6%), Cameroon (6%), El Salvador (5.4%).

Official biography

Attorney General Jeff Sessions appointed Anne Kristina Perry to begin hearing cases in October 2018. Judge Perry ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 1978 from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a Juris Doctor in 1981 from the Loyola Law School. From 1991 to 2018, sheserved as an assistant U.S. attorney at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of California in San Diego. From 2007 to 2018, she also served as a volunteer judge pro temporefor the San Diego Superior Court. From 1987 to 1991, she served as an assistant U.S. attorney atthe U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Nevada. From 1983 to 1987, she was a deputy attorney general with the State of Nevada. From 1982 to 1983, she was a deputy district attorneyin Clark County, Nevada. Judge Perry is a member of the Nevada State Bar and 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 Imperial

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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.