Jason R. Waterloo

Immigration Judge, Santa Ana Immigration Court. Appointed August 2018 by Jeff Sessions.

LenientGrants more often than the national average-17.2 points

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

Judge Waterloo45.7%

Santa Ana court76.5%

All judges nationally62.9%

Decisions on the merits: 247
Asylum granted: 118
Other relief granted: 16
Denied: 113
Against own court: -30.8 pts

Denial rate by fiscal year
FY23	FY24	FY25
14%	56%	49%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 97% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Mexico (16.6%), Nicaragua (16.6%), China (14.2%), Russia (10.5%), India (7.7%).

Official biography

Attorney General Jeff Sessions appointed Jason R. Waterloo to begin hearing cases in August 2018. Judge Waterloo ear ned dual Bachelor of Science deg rees in 2004 from the Pennsylvania State University and a Juris Doctor in 2007 from the West Virginia University College of Law. From 2014 to 2018, he was an assistant chief counsel for the Office of Chief Counsel,Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security in Los Angeles. From 2008 to 2014, he was an assistant district attorney with the Berks County District Attorney's Office in Reading, Pa. From 2007 to 2008, he was a judicial law clerk with the Northampton County Court of Common Pleas in Easton, Pa. Judge Waterloo is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar.

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

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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.