Steven M. Kirchner
Immigration Judge, San Francisco Immigration Court. Appointed October 2021.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 1,618
- Asylum granted
- 825
- Other relief granted
- 24
- Denied
- 769
- Against own court
- +19.1 pts
| FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30% | 27% | 40% | 59% | 81% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 76% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: Colombia (28.2%), Guatemala (18.8%), Peru (12.4%), El Salvador (8%), India (8%).
Official biography
Steven M. Kirchner was appointed as an Immigration Judge to begin hearing cases in October 2021. Judge Kirchner ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 1999 from Wheeling Jesuit University, a Juris Doctor in 2002 from Capital University Law School, and a Master of Arts in 2013 from The George Washington University. From 2020 to 2021, he served as a Senior Attorney Adjudicator,National Adjudication Team, Office of Hearings Operations (OHO), Social Security Administration (SSA), in Falls Church, Virginia. From 2019 to 2021, he also served as a Hearing Examiner, Ohio Board of Nursing, in Columbus, Ohio. From 2013 to 2020, he served as an Attorney Advisor to the Philadelphia Regional Chief Administrative Law Judge, OHO, SSA, in Philadelphia. From 2012 to 2013, he served as a Supervisory Attorney Advisor, OHO, SSA, in Pittsburgh. From 2010 to 2012, he served as an Attorney Advisor, OHO, SSA, in Cleveland. From 2006 to 2010, he served as a District Hearing Officer, Industrial Commission of Ohio, in Akron, Canton, and Cincinnati, Ohio. From 2004 to 2006, he served as a Hearing Administrator,Industrial Commission of Ohio, in Cincinnati. From 2002 to 2004, he was an Associate Attorneywith Agee, Clymer, Mitchell, and Portman in Columbus, Ohio. Judge Kirchner is a member ofthe Ohio State Bar.
In the record
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