Carlos R. Juelle

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

StrictDenies far more often than the national average+22.3 points

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

Judge Juelle85.2%

Los Angeles - WLA court61.2%

All judges nationally62.9%

Decisions on the merits: 1,148
Asylum granted: 124
Other relief granted: 46
Denied: 978
Against own court: +24.0 pts

Denial rate by fiscal year
FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25	FY26
70%	50%	56%	68%	87%	98%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 86% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Guatemala (16.6%), El Salvador (13.2%), Mexico (13%), Nicaragua (11.6%), Colombia (10.5%).

Official biography

Attorney General Jeff Sessions appointed Carlos R. Juelle to begin hearing cases in October 2018. Judge Juelle ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 1989 from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a Juris Doctor in 1996 from Pepperdine University School of Law. From 2002 to2018, he was a mana ging partner with Herrera & Juelle, LLP, in Downey, California. From 1997to 2000, he was an attorney with Stein Shostak Shostak & O'Hara in Los Angeles. Judge Juelleis 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.