Guy G. Grande

Immigration Judge, Otay Mesa Immigration Court. Appointed October 2019 by William P. Barr.

AverageClose to the national average+1.6 points

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

Judge Grande64.5%

Otay Mesa court56.2%

All judges nationally62.9%

Decisions on the merits: 107
Asylum granted: 27
Other relief granted: 11
Denied: 69
Against own court: +8.3 pts

Denial rate by fiscal year
FY25	FY26
60%	62%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 82% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Russia (16.8%), Mexico (9.3%), China (7.5%), Colombia (7.5%), Armenia (6.5%).

Official biography

Attorney General William Barr appointed Guy G. Grande to begin hearing cases in October 2019. Judge Grande ear ned a Bachelor of Science in 1989 from University of California,Berkeley, and a Juris Doctor in 1994 from University of San Diego. From 2015 to 2019, heserved as assistant chief counsel, Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, at the Otay Mesa Detention Center, in San Diego. From 1994 to 2015, he worked in private immigration practice at Aguirre Law Group APC. Judge Grande is a member of the California State Bar.

As published by the Executive Office for Immigration Review at appointment, via TRAC.

In the record

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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.