Kenneth Sogabe
Immigration Judge, Seattle Immigration Court. Appointed July 2021.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 1,809
- Asylum granted
- 226
- Other relief granted
- 31
- Denied
- 1,552
- Against own court
- +11.9 pts
| FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70% | 79% | 82% | 76% | 91% | 93% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 40% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: Mexico (33.9%), Guatemala (9.7%), Colombia (9.3%), Honduras (9.2%), Brazil (7.1%).
Official biography
Kenneth S. Sogabe was appointed as an Immigration Judge to begin hearing cases in July 2021.Judge Sogabe ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 1995 and a Master of Arts in 1996, both from San Francisco State University, and a Juris Doctor in 2001 from Golden Gate University School of Law. From 2018 to 2021, he served as Associate General Counsel, Office of General Counsel,Department of Defense Education Activity, in Okinawa, Japan. From 2014 to 2018, he served asan Attorney Advisor, Office of Chief Counsel, Customs and Border Protection, DHS, in San Francisco. From 2007 to 2014, he served as a Staff Attorney for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, in San Francisco. From 2001 to 2006, he served as an Assistant Chief Counsel,Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in San Francisco. Judge Sogabe is a member of the State Bar of California.
In the record
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Other judges at Seattle
Court page →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.