Jaime Jasso

Immigration Judge, Los Angeles - West Los Angeles Immigration Court. Appointed October 2018 by Jeff Sessions.

AverageClose to the national average-4.0 points

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

Judge Jasso58.9%

Los Angeles - WLA court61.2%

All judges nationally62.9%

Decisions on the merits: 202
Asylum granted: 58
Other relief granted: 25
Denied: 119
Against own court: -2.3 pts

Denial rate by fiscal year
FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24
69%	43%	71%	51%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 92% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: China (21.3%), El Salvador (16.8%), Guatemala (14.9%), Mexico (11.4%), Honduras (7.9%).

Official biography

Attorney General Jeff Sessions appointed Jaime Jasso to begin hearing cases in October 2018.Judge Jasso ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 1995 from Stanford University and a Juris Doctor in1998 from Whittier Law School. From 2001 to 2018, he was an attorney in private practice. From 1999 to 2000, he was an associate attorney and then a mana ging attorney for the Pasadena Legal Center in Pasadena, California. Judge Jasso is a member of the State Bar of California.

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.