Christopher D. McNary
Immigration Judge, Santa Ana Immigration Court. Appointed August 2023.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 426
- Asylum granted
- 83
- Other relief granted
- 17
- Denied
- 326
- Against own court
- 0.0 pts
| FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|
| 64% | 86% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 80% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: Mexico (16.4%), China (14.1%), Colombia (13.1%), Guatemala (11%), Nicaragua (9.4%).
Official biography
Christopher D. McNary was appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in August 2023. Judge McNary ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 2008 from the University of San Francisco and a Juris Doctor in 2011 from the University of San Francisco School of Law. From 2018 to 2023, he served as an assistant chief counsel, Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in Los Angeles. From 2017 to 2018, he served as a senior asylum officer, and from 2013 to 2017, he served as an asylum officer, with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, DHS, in San Francisco. From 2011 to 2013, he served as a staff attorney with East Bay Sanctuary Covenant in Berkeley, California. Judge McNary is a member of the State Bar of California.
In the record
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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.