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Charles S. Greene III

Immigration Judge, San Francisco Immigration Court. Appointed June 2015 by Eric Holder.

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

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Judge III15.9%
San Francisco court28.4%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
838
Asylum granted
660
Other relief granted
45
Denied
133
Against own court
-12.5 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
17%3%8%7%29%63%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 95% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: India (31.9%), Guatemala (14.8%), Mexico (11.9%), El Salvador (11.7%), Nepal (6%).

Official biography

Attorney General Eric Holder appointed Judge Greene to begin hearing cases in June 2015.Judge Greene received a bachelor of arts degree in 1989 from Duke University and a jurisdoctorate in 1997 from the University of California Boalt Hall School of Law. From June 2010to May 2015, Judge Greene served as trial attorney within the Office of Immigration Litigation,Civil Division, Department of Justice (DOJ), in Washington, D.C. From 2005 to 2010, he servedat the National Security Division in various capacities including deputy unit chief and attorney advisor, National Security Division, DOJ, in Washington, D.C. From 2001 to 2005, Judge Greene was an attorney at Hogan & Hartson LLP, in Washington, D.C. From 1990 to 1994, heserved in the U.S. Army. Judge Greene is a member of the District of Columbia Bar.

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 San Francisco

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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.