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Immigration judges

Justin M. Price

Immigration Judge, San Francisco Immigration Court. Appointed May 2019 by William P. Barr.

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

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Judge Price7.0%
San Francisco court28.4%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
616
Asylum granted
564
Other relief granted
9
Denied
43
Against own court
-21.4 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY21FY22FY23FY24
19%3%4%3%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 88% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Guatemala (25.6%), Colombia (15.9%), El Salvador (14.6%), India (12.8%), Honduras (9.9%).

Official biography

Attorney General William Barr appointed Justin M. Price to begin hearing cases in May 2019.Judge Price ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 1994 from the University of Maryland Baltimore County and a Juris Doctor in 2000 from the West Virginia University College of Law. From2007 to 2019, he served as an assistant chief counsel for the Office of Chief Counsel,Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in San Francisco,California. From 2006 to 2007, he served as an assistant public defender for the Maryland Officeof the Public Defender in Hagerstown, Maryland. From 2000 to 2005, he served as an active-duty judge advocate for the U.S. Air Force with the 9th Reconnaissance Wing at Beale Air Force Base, California, and with the 8th Fighter Wing at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea. Judge Price is a member of the Maryland 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.

Other judges at San Francisco

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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.