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Immigration judges

Jennifer Winfield

Immigration Judge, Santa Ana Immigration Court. Appointed March 2022.

AverageClose to the national average+4.6 points

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

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Judge Winfield67.5%
Santa Ana court76.5%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
283
Asylum granted
73
Other relief granted
19
Denied
191
Against own court
-9.0 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY23FY24FY25
56%81%69%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 95% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Nicaragua (16.6%), Mexico (15.2%), China (12%), Colombia (11.7%), Guatemala (7.4%).

Official biography

Jennifer A. Winfield was appointed as an Immigration Judge in March 2022. Judge Winfield ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 1997 from Saint Louis University and a Juris Doctor in 2001 from Indiana University – Indianapolis School of Law. From 2020 to 2022, she served as the Deputy Title IX Officer and Assistant Director of the Title IX, Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Office for the University of California, in Riverside, California. From 2008 to 2020, she served as a Supervisory Assistant U.S. Attorney for the White-Collar Unit, Civil Rights Coordinator, Human Trafficking Coordinator and a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Missouri in Saint Louis. From 2006 to 2008, she served as an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney with the Saint Louis County Prosecutor's Office. From 2002 to 2005, she served as an Assistant Public Defender with the Missouri State Public Defender's Office in Saint Louis City. Judge Winfield is a member of the Missouri Bar.

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 Santa Ana

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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.