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Immigration judges

Jeremiah Johnson

Immigration Judge, San Francisco Immigration Court. Appointed October 2017 by Jeff Sessions.

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

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Judge Johnson8.0%
San Francisco court28.4%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
761
Asylum granted
680
Other relief granted
20
Denied
61
Against own court
-20.4 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY21FY22FY23FY25FY26
6%7%4%13%25%

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: India (34.3%), Guatemala (16%), El Salvador (12.5%), Mexico (10.2%), Nepal (4.7%).

Official biography

Attorney General Jeff Sessions appointed Jeremiah Johnson to begin hearing cases in October 2017. Judge Johnson ear ned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1996 from Randolph Macon College and a Juris Doctor in 2003 from the University of San Francisco School of Law. From2016 to 2017, he served as an asylum officer for the Department of Homeland Security, U.S.Citizenship and Immigration Services, in San Francisco. From 2011 to 2016, he was a partner at Johnson & McDermed LLP, in San Francisco. From 2005 to 2011, he was a partner at Reeves &Associates, in San Francisco. From 2004 to 2005, he was an attorney at the Law Offices of Shawn Sedaghat, in Los Angeles. From 2003 to 2004, he was a research attorney at Van Der Hout, Brigagliano, & Nightingale LLP, in San Francisco. Judge Johnson is a member of the California State 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.

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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.