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Immigration judges

Nancy E. Miller

Immigration Judge, Los Angeles - West Los Angeles Immigration Court. Appointed August 2018 by Jeff Sessions.

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

TRAC source →
Judge Miller49.2%
Los Angeles - WLA court61.2%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
246
Asylum granted
106
Other relief granted
19
Denied
121
Against own court
-12.0 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY21FY22FY23FY24
56%45%52%39%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 87% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: China (29.7%), El Salvador (15%), Mexico (15%), Guatemala (10.6%), Honduras (6.5%).

Official biography

Attorney General Jeff Sessions appointed Nancy E. Miller to begin hearing cases in August 2018. Judge Miller ear ned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1974 from the University of California,Los Angeles, and a Juris Doctor in 1984 from Southwestern University School of Law. From1998 to 2018, she was attorney and mana ging partner of Reeves Miller Zhang & Diza in Pasadena, Calif. From 1988 to 1998, she was a solo practitioner in private practice. From 1986 to1988, she was associate attorney with the Law Office of James LeTourneau. From 1985 to 1986,she was law clerk and associate attorney with the Law Office of Kehrela Hodkinson. Judge Miller 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

No published reporting or appellate decisions naming this judge have been collected yet.

Other judges at Los Angeles - WLA

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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.