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Loi L. McCleskey

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

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

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Judge McCleskey27.0%
San Francisco court28.4%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
415
Asylum granted
271
Other relief granted
32
Denied
112
Against own court
-1.4 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY22FY23
19%39%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 90% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: India (32.8%), Mexico (16.9%), Guatemala (13.3%), El Salvador (11.8%), China (5.5%).

Official biography

Loi L. McCleskey was appointed as an Immigration Judge to begin hearing cases in July 2021.Judge McCleskey earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1996 from Capital University and a Juris Doctorin 1999 from Capital University Law School. From 2013 to 2021, she served as an Administrative Hearing Officer Supervisor; from 2011 to 2013, Senior Administrative Hearing Officer; and from 2003 to 2011, Administrative Hearing Officer for the State of Ohio in Columbus. From 2000 to 2003, she was in private practice in Columbus. Judge McCleskey is a member of the Ohio State Bar.

As published by the Executive Office for Immigration Review at appointment, via TRAC.

In the record

  • NBC Bay Area · 2025-09-09

    San Francisco's assistant chief immigration judge latest to be fired by Trump administration

    NBC Bay Area's investigative unit reports that San Francisco Assistant Chief Immigration Judge Loi McCleskey was fired, according to multiple sources with direct knowledge, making her the seventh San Francisco immigration judge removed in the period covered.

  • Executive Office for Immigration Review · 2021-07-16

    EOIR Announces 10 New Immigration Judges

    EOIR's announcement of 10 new immigration judges lists Loi L. McCleskey as appointed to the San Francisco Immigration Court, beginning cases in July 2021. She had worked as an administrative hearing officer supervisor from 2013 to 2021.

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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.