Philip S. Law
Immigration Judge, San Diego Immigration Court. Appointed May 1997.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 137
- Asylum granted
- 73
- Other relief granted
- 31
- Denied
- 33
- Against own court
- -30.5 pts
| FY21 | FY22 | FY23 |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | 22% | 12% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 83% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: Guatemala (21.9%), Russia (13.1%), Mexico (10.2%), Iraq (5.1%), Nigeria (4.4%).
Official biography
Judge Law was appointed as an Immigration Judge in May 1997. Prior to his transfer to the Immigration Court in Houston in March 1999, Judge Law served as an Immigration Judge at the Immigration Court in Los Angeles, California. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1976 from the University of Texas at Austin, and a Juris Doctorate in 1985 from South Texas College of Law in Houston. Prior to joining the Executive Office for Immigration Review, Judge Law was assistant district counsel, for the former Immigration and Naturalization Service, in Houston, Texas. He is a member of the State Bar of Texas.
In the record
Casa Cornelia works to represent children in San Diego immigration court
The Los Angeles Times describes an unrepresented 17-year-old watching Judge Philip Law's 8 a.m. juvenile docket in San Diego immigration court, where a Casa Cornelia pro bono attorney appeared for 12 of the 18 children scheduled that day.
Other judges at San Diego
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.