Jerome M. Rothschild, Jr.

Immigration Judge, Santa Ana Immigration Court. Appointed March 2019 by Matthew Whitaker.

StrictDenies more often than the national average+19.5 points

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

Judge Jr.82.4%

Santa Ana court76.5%

All judges nationally62.9%

Decisions on the merits: 1,106
Asylum granted: 175
Other relief granted: 20
Denied: 911
Against own court: +5.9 pts

Denial rate by fiscal year
FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25	FY26
50%	58%	60%	93%	97%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 87% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Mexico (29.5%), Nicaragua (10.2%), Guatemala (9.5%), Colombia (9.3%), China (8.6%).

Official biography

Then-Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker appointed Jerome M. Rothschild Jr. to begin hearing cases in March 2019. Judge Rothschild ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 1992 from the University of Georgia and a Juris Doctor in 1995 from the University of Georgia School of Law. From 1995 to 1997, he was an attorney with William O. Cox, P.C. From 1997 to 2018, he serve das an assistant district attorney for the Chatham County Georgia District Attorney's Office. Judge Rothschild is a member of the State Bar of Georgia

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

In the record

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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.