Arwen Ann Swink
Immigration Judge, San Francisco Immigration Court. Appointed February 2017 by Loretta E. Lynch.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 860
- Asylum granted
- 686
- Other relief granted
- 37
- Denied
- 137
- Against own court
- -12.5 pts
| FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13% | 12% | 15% | 13% | 28% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 94% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: India (23.1%), Guatemala (19%), El Salvador (16.2%), Mexico (15%), Nepal (4.9%).
Official biography
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch appointed Arwen Ann Swink to begin hearing cases in February 2017. Judge Swink earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2002 from California State University San Marcos and a Juris Doctor in 2006 from the University of California Hastings College Of Law. Prior to this post, she served as a staff attorney in the motions unit of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, in San Francisco, beginning in 2010. From 2006 through 2010, she served as an associate attorney for the Law Office of Robert B. Jobe, in San Francisco. Judge Swink is a member of the State Bar of California.
In the record
Executive Office for Immigration Review Swears in 12 Immigration Judges
Official DOJ press release announcing Arwen Ann Swink's investiture as an immigration judge at the San Francisco Immigration Court, appointed by Attorney General Loretta Lynch to begin hearing cases in February 2017, with prior work as a Ninth Circuit staff attorney.
Other judges at San Francisco
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.