David C. Whipple
Immigration Judge, Cleveland Immigration Court. Appointed April 2017 by Jeff Sessions.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 201
- Asylum granted
- 78
- Other relief granted
- 44
- Denied
- 79
- Against own court
- -39.9 pts
| FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11% | 15% | 34% | 24% | 78% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 89% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: Venezuela (9%), Cameroon (7%), El Salvador (6%), Mauritania (6%).
Official biography
Attorney General Jeff Sessions appointed David C. Whipple to begin hearing cases in April 2017. Judge Whipple earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1991 and a Master of Arts in 1995 from the University of Michigan, and a Juris Doctor in 2007 from the University of Idaho College of Law. From March 2016 to April 2017, he served as a special assistant U.S. attorney in the U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Arizona, Department of Justice. From October 2009 through April 2017, he served as an assistant chief counsel for the Office of the Chief Counsel, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in Eloy and Florence, Ariz. From May 2007 to October 2009, he served as a deputy prosecuting attorney for the Office of the Kootenai County Prosecuting Attorney in Idaho. Judge Whipple is a member of the Idaho State Bar.
In the record
EOIR Swears in Seven Immigration Judges
EOIR announced that Attorney General Jeff Sessions appointed David C. Whipple as an immigration judge for the Cleveland Immigration Court, invested at a May 2017 ceremony at EOIR headquarters in Falls Church, Virginia.
Immigration judge responds to community support - Villager granted bond, released
The Yellow Springs News reports that Immigration Judge David C. Whipple granted bond to a local resident over DHS objections, weighing more than 120 letters of community support against the government's argument that the man was a danger and a flight risk.
Other judges at Cleveland
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.