Jacob J. Stender
Immigration Judge, Concord Immigration Court. Appointed May 2023.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 407
- Asylum granted
- 180
- Other relief granted
- 25
- Denied
- 202
- Against own court
- -1.8 pts
| FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|
| 12% | 46% | 84% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 95% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: India (43.5%), Mexico (21.1%), El Salvador (7.6%), Guatemala (7.6%), Nicaragua (3.4%).
Official biography
Jacob J. Stender was appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in May 2023. Judge Stender earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2002 from Western Washington University and a Juris Doctor in 2012 from the Seattle University School of Law. From 2020 to 2023, he served as a lead administrative law judge, and from 2017 to 2020, as an administrative law judge, for the Washington State Office of Administrative Hearings. From 2013 to 2017, he served as a district court commissioner for the District Court of Maryland. Judge Stender is a member of the District of Columbia Bar and the Maryland State Bar.
In the record
EOIR Announces 19 New Immigration Judges
EOIR's notice records that Jacob J. Stender was appointed an immigration judge beginning May 2023 at the San Francisco Immigration Court, after serving as a lead administrative law judge from 2020 to 2023.
Other judges at Concord
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.