David White
Immigration Judge, Charlotte Immigration Court. Appointed June 2020 by William P. Barr.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 304
- Asylum granted
- 8
- Other relief granted
- 0
- Denied
- 296
- Against own court
- +10.7 pts
| FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|
| 98% | 97% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 98% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: Honduras (27%), Mexico (16.1%), Guatemala (14.1%), Venezuela (7.2%), Brazil (5.6%).
Official biography
Attorney General William P. Barr appointed David White as an immigration judge in June 2020.Judge White earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1982 from the University of North Carolina and a Juris Doctorate in 1992 from Washington and Lee University. From 2018 to 2020, he served as an attorney, Office of Immigration Litigation, Department of Justice, in the District of Columbia. From 2014 to 2018, he served as an assistant U.S. attorney for the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of the Virgin Islands, in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. From 2008 to 2014, he served as an attorney, Office of Chief Counsel, Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, Department of Homeland Security, in the District of Columbia. From 2004 to 2008, he served in the Appellate Section, Department of Justice, in the District of Columbia. Judge White is a member of the District of Columbia Bar.
In the record
The DOJ has been firing judges with immigrant defense backgrounds
NPR's investigation into Justice Department firings of immigration judges reports that David White, one of two judges let go under the Biden administration, was reinstated to a Virginia immigration court earlier in 2025.
Other judges at Charlotte
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.