Jami Vigil
Immigration Judge, San Francisco Immigration Court. Appointed May 2023.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 186
- Asylum granted
- 164
- Other relief granted
- 14
- Denied
- 8
- Against own court
- -24.1 pts
| FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|
| 5% | 9% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 94% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: Guatemala (22%), India (19.9%), Mexico (18.3%), Honduras (15.6%), El Salvador (11.3%).
Official biography
Jami L. Vigil was appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in May 2023. Judge Vigil earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1995 from Metropolitan State University of Denver, a Juris Doctor in 2002 from the University of Colorado School of Law, a Master of Arts in 2010 from the University of Colorado, a Master of Public Health in 2016 from the University of Illinois-Springfield, and a Master of Science in 2016 from the University of Florida. From 2011 to 2023, she served as a magistrate judge with the 4th Judicial District for the State of Colorado. During this time, Judge Vigil presided over several treatment courts addressing complex issues of substance abuse, domestic and family violence, and mental health within criminal and child welfare cases. From 2002 to 2010, she served as court appointed counsel representing indigent litigants in criminal, juvenile, and probate cases, as well as representing families in immigration matters. Judge Vigil is a member of the Colorado Bar.
In the record
Trump administration has fired 4 S.F. immigration judges since April
Mission Local reports that Vigil was one of three San Francisco immigration judges fired in April 2025, a month short of the two-year probationary period that would have ended in May. The story says she had granted asylum or another form of relief in 97 percent of her cases.
EOIR Announces New Immigration Judges
This EOIR announcement lists Jami Vigil as an immigration judge at the San Francisco Immigration Court, appointed to begin hearing cases in May 2023. The biography states: From 2011 to 2023, she served as a magistrate judge with the 4th Judicial District for the State of Colorado.
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.