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Inside Immigration

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Immigration judges

Timothy R. Everett

Immigration Judge, Los Angeles-North Los Angeles St. Immigration Court. Appointed April 2013 by Eric Holder.

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

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Judge Everett58.9%
Los Angeles - North court65.4%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
409
Asylum granted
142
Other relief granted
26
Denied
241
Against own court
-6.5 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY24FY25FY26
63%56%60%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 91% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: China (39.6%), Nicaragua (9.5%), Guatemala (8.1%), Mexico (7.6%), El Salvador (6.1%).

Official biography

Attorney General Eric Holder appointed Judge Everett in April 2013. Judge Everett received a bachelor of arts degree in 1980 from Louisiana State University; a master of arts degree and a juris doctorate in 1986 from Tulane University and Tulane University Law School respectively; and a master of studies in environmental law in 2000 from Vermont Law School. From March 2009 to April 2013, Judge Everett served as an assistant chief counsel, Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Los Angeles. From January 2000 to March 2009, he was a solo practitioner in Los Angeles. During that time from March 2000 to December 2000, he was an interim direct ing attorney for the Central American Resource Center in Los Angeles. From August 1999 to December 1999, Judge Everett worked as a legal intern at the National Wildlife Foundation in Washington, D.C. From May 1996 to August 1998, he was a solo practitioner in Los Angeles. From May 1991 to May 1996, Judge Everett served as a direct ing attorney of the Domestic Legal Department at El Rescate Legal Services in Los Angeles. From April 1990 to May 1991, he was a staff attorney at Ayuda Legal Services in Washington, D.C. From 1989 to 1990, he served as an associate attorney at the Law Office of William Van Wyke in Washington, D.C. Judge Everett is a member of the State Bar of California and the Florida Bar.

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

In the record

No published reporting or appellate decisions naming this judge have been collected yet.

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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.