Frank A. Seminerio
Immigration Judge, San Francisco Immigration Court. Appointed October 2021.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 2,714
- Asylum granted
- 738
- Other relief granted
- 35
- Denied
- 1,941
- Against own court
- +43.1 pts
| FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56% | 48% | 68% | 83% | 95% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 72% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: Colombia (30.4%), Guatemala (14.1%), Peru (12.1%), Mexico (11.6%), El Salvador (9.6%).
Official biography
Frank Seminerio was appointed as an Immigration Judge to begin hearing cases in October 2021. Judge Seminerio earned a Bachelor of Science in 2005 from Heidelberg University and a Juris Doctor in 2008 from the Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law. From 2017 to 2021, he served as a Supervising Administrative Law Judge with the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance in Albany, New York. From 2012 to 2017, he served as an Administrative Law Judge with the New York State Department of Labor in Troy, New York. From 2008 to 2012, he served as an Assistant District Attorney with the Jefferson County District Attorney's Office in Watertown, New York. Judge Seminerio is a member of the New York State Bar.
In the record
Inside S.F.'s hollowed-out immigration court, where asylum is 'over'
Mission Local reports from San Francisco's depleted immigration court, describing Judge Frank A. Seminerio, appointed in 2021, working through 33 cases in a single sitting while splitting his time between dockets.
Other judges at San Francisco
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.