Taiyyeba S. Skomra
Immigration Judge, Los Angeles-North Los Angeles St. Immigration Court. Appointed February 2023.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 686
- Asylum granted
- 233
- Other relief granted
- 89
- Denied
- 364
- Against own court
- -12.3 pts
| FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49% | 39% | 39% | 77% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 87% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: China (34.1%), Guatemala (10.2%), Armenia (8.7%), Russia (8%), Nicaragua (7.1%).
Official biography
Taiyyeba S. Skomra was appointed as an Immigration Judge to begin hearing cases in February 2023. Judge Skomra ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 2000 from Mount Holyoke College and a Juris Doctor in 2005 from the University of Washington School of Law. Since 2015, she has been a certified specialist in Immigration and Nationality Law from the State Bar of California, Board of Legal Specialization. From 2019 to 2022, she was a partner at SGG Immigration LLP (formerly known as Stone Grzegorek & Gonzalez LLP), and from 2011 to 2018, she was a senior associate at SGG Immigration LLP in Los Angeles. From 2007 to 2011, she practiced immigration law at the Azulay Seiden Law Group in Chicago. In 2006, she practiced immigration law with the Law Offices of Teresita Marsal-Avila in Chicago. Judge Skomra is a member of the State Bar of California.
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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.