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Immigration judges

Jan D. Latimore

Immigration Judge, Los Angeles - West Los Angeles Immigration Court. Appointed March 1995.

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

TRAC source →
Judge Latimore45.1%
Los Angeles - WLA court61.2%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
164
Asylum granted
67
Other relief granted
23
Denied
74
Against own court
-16.1 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY21FY22FY23FY24
63%50%42%35%

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 (36.6%), El Salvador (16.5%), Guatemala (10.4%), Mexico (8.5%), Egypt (4.3%).

Official biography

Judge Latimore was appointed as an Immigration Judge in March 1995. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Los Angeles, in 1979, and a Juris Doctorate from New York University in 1984. From 1990 to 1995, she was in private practice in San Francisco. From 1989 to 1990, she worked as a legal counselor with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Hong Kong. From 1987 to 1989, she served as a trial attorney with the Department of Justice in Los Angeles. In 1987, Judge Latimore worked as an attorney with Catholic Charities in Washington, DC. From 1985 to 1986, she served as a consultant with the World Vision Relief Organization in Khartoum, Sudan. Judge Latimore is a member of both the California and Pennsylvania Bars.

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

In the record

No published reporting or appellate decisions naming this judge have been collected yet.

Other judges at Los Angeles - WLA

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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.