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Lindsay W. Pepi

Immigration Judge, Santa Ana Immigration Court. Appointed November 2023.

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

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Judge Pepi89.8%
Santa Ana court76.5%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
226
Asylum granted
19
Other relief granted
4
Denied
203
Against own court
+13.3 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY24FY25FY26
89%88%91%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 92% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Colombia (18.6%), Nicaragua (18.1%), India (12.4%), Guatemala (11.5%), Mexico (11.5%).

Official biography

Lindsay Weatherbee Pepi was appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in November 2023. Judge Pepi ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 2004 from Northeastern University, and a joint Master of Science/Juris Doctor in 2007 from Roger Williams University/Roger Williams University School of Law. From 2021 to 2023, she served as a deputy city attorney with the Office of the City Attorney, in San Diego. From 2007 to 2021, she served as a U.S. Navy judge advocate in the following locations: Groton, Connecticut; Washington D.C.; Bagram, Afghanistan; Bremerton, Washington; Jacksonville, Florida; and San Diego. Judge Pepi is a member of the State Bar of California, the Massachusetts Bar, and the New York State Bar.

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.