Richard C. Jacobs
Immigration Judge, LaSalle Immigration Court. Appointed October 2018 by Jeff Sessions.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 183
- Asylum granted
- 32
- Other relief granted
- 4
- Denied
- 147
- Against own court
- -1.3 pts
| FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | 84% | 91% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 74% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: Russia (18%), China (9.8%), Georgia (6.6%), Mexico (4.9%), Cameroon (4.4%).
Official biography
Attorney General Jeff Sessions appointed Richard C. Jacobs to begin hearing cases in October 2018. Judge Jacobs ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 1992 from Sonoma State University, a Masterof Arts degree in 1994 from San Francisco State University, and a Juris Doctor in 2000 from the University of Miami School of Law. From 2008 to 2018, he was assistant chief counsel and then deputy chief counsel with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in Miami and Orlando. From 2010 to 2012, this service included being a special assistant U.S. attorney at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida. From2000 to 2008, he was an assistant state attorney with the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, State Attorney's Office, in Miami. Judge Jacobs is a member of The Florida Bar.
In the record
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