San Francisco Immigration Court
100 Montgomery Street, Suite 800, San Francisco, CA 94104. 39 judges with a published asylum record; the court denied 28.4% of asylum cases against 62.9% nationally.
Handles cases from
Jurisdiction map →- SAN FRANCISCO, CA - DHS DISTRICT OFFICE (including any sub-offices)
Hearing locations
- San Francisco Detention Center,
- San Francisco, CA
Judges
| Judge | Appointed | Decisions | Denial rate | Leaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samantha Begovich | October 2020 | 136 | 77.9% | Strict |
| Ravit R. Halperin | December 2020 | 241 | 77.2% | Strict |
| Frank A. Seminerio | October 2021 | 2,714 | 71.5% | Strict |
| Julie Nelson | February 2017 | 364 | 68.1% | Average |
| Andrew J. Caborn | October 2019 | 384 | 57.8% | Average |
| Gregory L. Simmons | October 2019 | 140 | 56.4% | Average |
| Roger H. Dinh | May 2023 | 332 | 55.7% | Lenient |
| Susan Phan | May 2019 | 550 | 50.9% | Lenient |
| Patrick S. O'Brien | August 2017 | 1,166 | 48.8% | Lenient |
| Steven M. Kirchner | October 2021 | 1,618 | 47.5% | Lenient |
| Marlem Nava | October 2022 | 279 | 46.2% | Lenient |
| Joseph Y. Park | August 2017 | 754 | 37.5% | Lenient |
| Lettricea L. Jefferson-Webb | March 2022 | 534 | 34.8% | Lenient |
| Jason R. Masterson | December 2020 | 285 | 31.9% | Lenient |
| Michelle A. Slayton | February 2023 | 533 | 31.0% | Lenient |
| Shadee M. Star | October 2018 | 550 | 28.5% | Lenient |
| Karen W. Schulz | October 2021 | 776 | 27.4% | Lenient |
| Loi L. McCleskey | July 2021 | 415 | 27.0% | Lenient |
| Curtis F. Pierce | May 2022 | 472 | 26.9% | Lenient |
| Scott D. Gambill | November 2018 | 654 | 25.4% | Lenient |
| Jeremy J. Butler | June 2020 | 778 | 17.9% | Lenient |
| Howard R. Davis | October 2022 | 548 | 17.0% | Lenient |
| Charles S. Greene III | June 2015 | 838 | 15.9% | Lenient |
| Arwen Ann Swink | February 2017 | 860 | 15.9% | Lenient |
| Laura C. Figueroa | October 2018 | 345 | 15.7% | Lenient |
| Jacqueline J. Jackson | June 2018 | 105 | 15.2% | Lenient |
| Louis A. Gordon | October 2021 | 1,164 | 14.9% | Lenient |
| Jacob J. Stender | May 2023 | 121 | 10.7% | Lenient |
| Shuting Chen | October 2022 | 946 | 10.4% | Lenient |
| Patrick Savage | June 2015 | 829 | 9.3% | Lenient |
| Jeremiah Johnson | October 2017 | 761 | 8.0% | Lenient |
| Amber D George | March 2020 | 1,220 | 7.4% | Lenient |
| Justin M. Price | May 2019 | 616 | 7.0% | Lenient |
| Elisa C. Brasil | May 2023 | 271 | 6.3% | Lenient |
| Jami Vigil | May 2023 | 186 | 4.3% | Lenient |
| Ila C. Deiss | February 2017 | 1,691 | 4.2% | Lenient |
| Chloe S. Dillon | October 2022 | 676 | 4.0% | Lenient |
| Samuel Y. Kim | December 2020 | 197 | 2.5% | Lenient |
| Shira M. Levine | October 2021 | 1,187 | 2.0% | Lenient |