Scott D. Gambill

Immigration Judge, San Francisco Immigration Court. Appointed November 2018 by Jeff Sessions.

LenientGrants far more often than the national average-37.5 points

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

Judge Gambill25.4%

San Francisco court28.4%

All judges nationally62.9%

Decisions on the merits: 654
Asylum granted: 470
Other relief granted: 18
Denied: 166
Against own court: -3.0 pts

Denial rate by fiscal year
FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24
16%	20%	28%	28%

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: Guatemala (18.7%), El Salvador (17.7%), Colombia (14.1%), Honduras (13%), India (11%).

Official biography

Then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions appointed Scott D. Gambill to begin hearing cases in November 2018. Judge Gambill ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 1979 from Washington State University and a Juris Doctor in 1999 from Gonzaga University School of Law. From 2008 to2018, he served as an assistant chief counsel with the Office of the Chief Counsel, Immigrationand Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in San Francisco. From 2004 to2008, he was a staff attorney with the Northwest Justice Project in Spokane, Washington. From1999 to 2004, he was a staff attorney with Columbia Legal Services, in Spokane. Judge Gambillis a member of the Washington State Bar.

As published by the Executive Office for Immigration Review at appointment, via TRAC.

In the record

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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.