Patrick Savage
Immigration Judge, San Francisco Immigration Court. Appointed June 2015 by Eric Holder.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 829
- Asylum granted
- 706
- Other relief granted
- 46
- Denied
- 77
- Against own court
- -19.1 pts
| FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 19% | 63% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 95% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: India (30.6%), Guatemala (15.3%), Mexico (12.8%), El Salvador (12.3%), Honduras (6.3%).
Official biography
Attorney General Eric Holder appointed Judge Savage to begin hearing cases in June 2015.Judge Savage received a bachelor of arts degree in 1991 from St. Andrews University and a juris doctorate in 1999 from the University of Oregon School of Law. From September 2007 to May 2015, Judge Savage served as assistant chief counsel, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in San Francisco. From 2007 to 2012, heserved in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve. From 2000 to 2007, Judge Savage served in the U.S.Marine Corps. From 1999 to 2000, he was an attorney at Freeman & Freeman, in Rockville,Md. Judge Savage is a member of the State Bar of California and the Maryland State Bar.
In the record
S.F. immigration court is down from 21 judges to just seven
Mission Local reports that Patrick Savage was among five San Francisco immigration judges terminated on the same day in late November 2025, part of 12 firings that cut more than half of the city's immigration bench.
EOIR Fact Sheet: Immigration Judge Biographical Information
An EOIR fact sheet says Attorney General Eric Holder appointed Patrick Savage to the San Francisco Immigration Court, beginning cases in June 2015. From September 2007 to May 2015 he was an assistant chief counsel with ICE.
Other judges at San Francisco
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.