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Clarence M. Wagner Jr.

Immigration Judge, Honolulu Immigration Court. Appointed October 2010 by Eric Holder.

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

TRAC source →
Judge Jr.31.5%
Honolulu court40.5%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
330
Asylum granted
219
Other relief granted
7
Denied
104
Against own court
-9.0 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
46%29%26%27%27%41%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 91% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: China (62.4%), Russia (5.2%), Guatemala (3.6%), Mexico (3.3%), Honduras (3%).

Official biography

Attorney General Eric Holder appointed Judge Wagner in October 2010. Judge Wagner received a bachelor of science degree in 1993 from Hampton University, a juris doctorate in 1997 from Southern University Law Center and a master of law degree in 1999 from Georgetown University Law Center. From 2003 to October 2010, he served with the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, in various capacities, including chief counsel, Honolulu, Hawaii, from 2008 to 2010, deputy chief counsel, New Orleans, La., from 2006 to 2010, and assistant chief counsel, San Antonio, Texas, from 2003 to 2006. From 2002 to 2003, Judge Wagner served as an assistant attorney general for the State of Louisiana, Department of Justice, Baton Rouge. From February 2002 to June 2002, he served as senior attorney, Legal Affairs Division, Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality. From 1998 to 2001, Judge Wagner served as an officer in the U.S. Army, Office of the Staff Judge Advocate, Honolulu, Hawaii. In that capacity, he was the labor and employment attorney from 1998 to 2000 and the environmental law attorney from 2000 to 2001. He was also appointed as a special assistant U.S. attorney, Department of Justice, U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Hawaii, from 1998 to 2000. Judge Wagner is a member of the Louisiana State Bar and the State Bar of Texas.

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.