Karen W. Schulz

Immigration Judge, San Francisco Immigration Court. Appointed October 2021.

LenientGrants far more often than the national average-35.5 points

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

Judge Schulz27.4%

San Francisco court28.4%

All judges nationally62.9%

Decisions on the merits: 776
Asylum granted: 541
Other relief granted: 22
Denied: 213
Against own court: -1.0 pts

Denial rate by fiscal year
FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25	FY26
13%	21%	24%	46%	62%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 96% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: India (22.7%), Guatemala (21.8%), El Salvador (16.5%), Mexico (10.4%), Honduras (6.1%).

Official biography

Karen W. Schulz was appointed as an Immigration Judge to begin hearing cases in October 2021. Judge Schulz ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 2006 from University of California, Los Angeles, and a Juris Doctor in 2010 from Santa Clara University School of Law. From 2010 to2021, she worked as a Private Practitioner, Managing Attorney, and Executive Director for Step Forward Foundation, in Morgan Hill, California. Judge Schulz is a member of the State Bar of California.

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.