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Immigration judges

Audra R. Behne

Immigration Judge, Los Angeles - West Los Angeles Immigration Court. Appointed October 2018 by Jeff Sessions.

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

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Judge Behne79.5%
Los Angeles - WLA court61.2%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
910
Asylum granted
165
Other relief granted
22
Denied
723
Against own court
+18.3 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
57%60%46%59%76%91%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 92% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Guatemala (17.9%), Mexico (15.9%), El Salvador (13.3%), Colombia (8.7%), China (7.6%).

Official biography

Attorney General Jeff Sessions appointed Audra R. Behné to begin hearing cases in October 2018. Judge Behné ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 1992 from California State University,Northridge, and a Juris Doctor in 1995 from the Southwestern University School of Law. From2014 to 2018, she was senior pro bono coordinating attorney for Kids In Need of Defense in Los Angeles. From 2004 to 2018, she was an attorney in private practice. From 2001 to 2004, she was an associate attorney for Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP, in Los Angeles. From1996 to 2001, she was a senior attorney with Korenberg, Abramowitz & Feldun in Encino,California. Judge Behné 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.

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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.