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Inside Immigration

Plain-language guides to US immigration, asylum and USCIS procedure.

Immigration judges

Christine E. Stancill

Immigration Judge, Los Angeles - West Los Angeles Immigration Court. Appointed December 2000.

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

TRAC source →
Judge Stancill60.6%
Los Angeles - WLA court61.2%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
933
Asylum granted
334
Other relief granted
34
Denied
565
Against own court
-0.6 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
57%23%28%39%54%88%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 94% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Mexico (12%), El Salvador (11.9%), Nicaragua (11.7%), China (11.1%), Guatemala (9.9%).

Official biography

Judge Stancill was appointed as an Immigration Judge in December 2000. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Southern California in 1984, and a Juris Doctorate from Loyola Law School in 1989. Judge Stancill worked as an attorney at the law office of Enrique Arevalo in South Pasadena, California, from 1992 to December 2000. She received the Executive Office for Immigration Review Meritorious Public Service Award in 1999. Judge Stancill is a member of the California 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 Los Angeles - WLA

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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.