Mark J. Jebson
Immigration Judge, Detroit Immigration Court. Appointed January 2016 by Loretta E. Lynch.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 734
- Asylum granted
- 103
- Other relief granted
- 30
- Denied
- 601
- Against own court
- +14.6 pts
| FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80% | 71% | 75% | 82% | 90% | 100% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 72% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: Honduras (13.5%), Mexico (9.4%), Guatemala (9.3%), Venezuela (8.2%), El Salvador (4.8%).
Official biography
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch appointed Judge Jebson to begin hearing cases in January 2016. Judge Jebson received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1990 from the University of California, Los Angeles, a Juris Doctor in 1994 from the John Marshall Law School, and a Master of Laws degree in 1995 from the New York University School of Law. From 2003 through 2015, Judge Jebson served in the Office of Chief Counsel, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Department of Homeland Security, in Detroit, in various capacities, including: senior attorney, deputy chief counsel, assistant chief counsel, and as a special assistant U.S. attorney in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Michigan. From 2002 through 2003, Judge Jebson served as an assistant U.S. attorney in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Texas, in Dallas. From 1997 through 2002, Judge Jebson served as an assistant district counsel in the former Immigration and Naturalization Service, U.S. Department of Justice, in Detroit. From 1996 through 1997, he served as a judicial law clerk for the Michigan Supreme Court, and from 1995 through 1996, as a prehearing attorney for the Michigan Court of Appeals, in Detroit. Judge Jebson is a member of the Illinois State Bar and the State Bar of Michigan.
In the record
Davona Williams granted bond by immigration judge, expected to return to Vt. and reunite with family
The Manchester Journal reports that Detroit Immigration Court Judge Mark J. Jebson granted $7,500 bond to Davona Williams, a Manchester, Vermont resident taken into ICE custody in August and transferred to a Michigan detention center.
Executive Office for Immigration Review Swears in Nine Immigration Judges
EOIR announced that Attorney General Loretta Lynch appointed Mark J. Jebson to the Detroit Immigration Court, beginning cases in January 2016. From 2003 through 2015 he served in ICE's Office of Chief Counsel.
Other judges at Detroit
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.