Ira E. Bank
Immigration Judge, Los Angeles - West Los Angeles Immigration Court. Appointed June 1997.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 103
- Asylum granted
- 49
- Other relief granted
- 5
- Denied
- 49
- Against own court
- -13.6 pts
| FY21 | FY22 |
|---|---|
| 51% | 48% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 95% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: Guatemala (30.1%), China (17.5%), India (13.6%), El Salvador (11.7%), Mexico (9.7%).
Official biography
Judge Bank was appointed as an Immigration Judge in June 1997. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1971 from Arizona State University, and a Juris Doctorate in 1976 from the University of West Los Angeles School of Law. Prior to joining the Executive Office for Immigration Review, Judge Bank was in private practice in Los Angeles and Marina Del Rey, California. He is a member of the California Bar.
In the record
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Other judges at Los Angeles - WLA
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.