Shadee M. Star

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

LenientGrants far more often than the national average-34.4 points

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

Judge Star28.5%

San Francisco court28.4%

All judges nationally62.9%

Decisions on the merits: 550
Asylum granted: 356
Other relief granted: 37
Denied: 157
Against own court: +0.1 pts

Denial rate by fiscal year
FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24
36%	32%	19%	35%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 97% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: India (40.7%), Guatemala (16.4%), Mexico (12.7%), El Salvador (6.2%), Nepal (4.7%).

Official biography

Attorney General Jeff Sessions appointed Shadee M. Star to begin hearing cases in October 2018. Judge Star ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 1996 from California State University, Fullerton,and a Juris Doctor in 1999 from Stetson University College of Law. From 2010 to 2018, she wasa senior attorney for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in Los Angeles. From 2003 to 2010, she was an assistant chief counsel for ICE,DHS, also in Los Angeles. From 2000 to 2003, she was an attorney with the Law Office of Machiavelli W. Chao in Irvine, California. Judge Star is a member of the State Bar of California.

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

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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.