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Victoria Levin

Immigration Judge, Santa Ana Immigration Court. Appointed October 2021.

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

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Judge Levin14.6%
Santa Ana court76.5%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
151
Asylum granted
124
Other relief granted
5
Denied
22
Against own court
-61.9 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY22FY23
21%13%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 99% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: China (21.9%), India (13.9%), Mexico (9.9%), Guatemala (6.6%), Syria (5.3%).

Official biography

Victoria Levin was appointed as an Immigration Judge to begin hearing cases in October 2021. Judge Levin ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 1988 from Wellesley College, a Master of Arts in 1995 from Boston College, and Juris Doctor in 2004 from the University of Arizona College of Law. From 2009 to 2021, she served as Assistant Chief Counsel, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, in Florence, Arizona from 2009 to 2012, and Phoenix, Arizona from 2012 to 2021. From 2007 to 2009, she served as Prosecutor for the Gila River Indian Community, in Sacaton, Arizona. From 2005 to 2007, she served as Assistant Attorney General with the Child and Family Protection Unit at the Arizona Attorney General's Office, in Mesa, Arizona. From 1996 to 2005, she was Program Director and College Chair at the University of Phoenix in Arizona. From 1989 to 1993, she was a Project Manager at Houghton Mifflin Company, in Boston. Judge Levin is a member of the State Bar of Arizona.

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.