Tamar H. Wilson
Immigration Judge, Newark Immigration Court. Appointed March 2019 by Matthew Whitaker.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 521
- Asylum granted
- 106
- Other relief granted
- 67
- Denied
- 348
- Against own court
- -3.5 pts
| FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55% | 75% | 42% | 60% | 85% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 73% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: Ecuador (16.1%), Honduras (13.1%), Brazil (10.2%), El Salvador (9.2%), Guatemala (9.2%).
Official biography
Then-Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker appointed Tamar H. Wilson to begin hearingcases in March 2019. Judge Wilson ear ned 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 adeputy 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 adeputy 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.
In the record
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Other judges at Newark
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.