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Tamar H. Wilson

Immigration Judge, Elizabeth Immigration Court. Appointed March 2019 by Matthew Whitaker.

StrictDenies far more often than the national average+29.4 points

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

TRAC source →
Judge Wilson92.3%
Elizabeth court84.7%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
130
Asylum granted
2
Other relief granted
8
Denied
120
Against own court
+7.6 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY24FY25FY26
93%91%93%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 77% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Honduras (12.3%), Guatemala (9.2%), Mexico (8.5%), Colombia (6.2%), Dominican Republic (6.2%).

Official biography

Then-Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker appointed Tamar H. Wilson to begin hearing cases in March 2019. Judge Wilson earned a Bachelor of Science in 1998 from the University of Southern Colorado and a Juris Doctor in 2002 from the University of Denver, College of Law. From 2017 to 2018, she served as a district court magistrate for the 18th Judicial District in Centennial, Colorado. From 2015 to 2017, she served as an assistant county attorney at the Arapahoe County Attorney's Office in Aurora, Colorado. From 2013 to 2015, she served as a deputy district attorney in the special victims unit and general felony prosecutions for the 18th Judicial District in Centennial, Colorado. From 2009 to 2012, she was a staff attorney at the Colorado District Attorneys' Council, in Denver, Colorado. From 2002 to 2009, she served as a deputy district attorney and a chief deputy district attorney for the 5th Judicial District in Breckenridge, Eagle, Georgetown and Leadville, Colorado. Judge Wilson is a member of the Colorado Bar.

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

In the record

  • Executive Office for Immigration Review · 2019-03-18

    Executive Office for Immigration Review Swears in 31 Immigration Judges

    EOIR announced that acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker appointed Tamar H. Wilson to the Newark Immigration Court, beginning in March 2019. From 2017 to 2018 she served as a district court magistrate for Colorado's 18th Judicial District.

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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.