Jeannette L. Park

Immigration Judge, Los Angeles-Van Nuys Boulevard Immigration Court. Appointed June 2016 by Loretta E. Lynch.

LenientGrants more often than the national average-18.8 points

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

Judge Park44.1%

Van Nuys court60.4%

All judges nationally62.9%

Decisions on the merits: 188
Asylum granted: 70
Other relief granted: 35
Denied: 83
Against own court: -16.3 pts

Denial rate by fiscal year
FY24	FY25	FY26
8%	18%	76%

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: Nicaragua (17%), Russia (14.4%), El Salvador (12.8%), Mexico (11.2%), Armenia (9%).

Official biography

Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch appointed Jeannette L. Park to begin hearing cases in June 2016. Judge Park ear ned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1996 from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Juris Doctor in 2000 from the Boston College Law School. From 2003 to May 2016, Judge Park served as an assistant chief counsel for the Office of the Chief Counsel, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security. From 2000 through 2003, Judge Park served as an assistant district counsel for the former Immigration and Naturalization Service, Department of Justice. Judge Park 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

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

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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.