Joseph Y. Park
Immigration Judge, San Francisco Immigration Court. Appointed August 2017 by Jeff Sessions.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 754
- Asylum granted
- 436
- Other relief granted
- 35
- Denied
- 283
- Against own court
- +9.1 pts
| FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52% | 17% | 32% | 23% | 60% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 94% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: Guatemala (25.7%), India (14.3%), El Salvador (12.2%), Honduras (10.3%), Mexico (7%).
Official biography
Attorney General Jeff Sessions appointed Joseph Y. Park to begin hearing cases in August 2017. Judge Park ear ned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1994 from Amherst College and a Juris Doctor in 2002 from the University of Washington School of Law. From 2003 to 2017, he worked for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in San Francisco, serving as an assistant chief counsel, 2003 to 2007; a senior attorney, 2007 to 2011; and a deputy chief counsel, Office of Chief Counsel, 2011 to 2017. From 2002 to 2003, he served as an assistant district counsel for the former Immigration and Naturalization Service, Department of Justice, in San Francisco, entering on duty through the Attorney General's Honors Program. Judge Park is a member of the California State Bar.
In the record
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