Wilbur Lee
Immigration Judge, Santa Ana Immigration Court. Appointed October 2020 by William P. Barr.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 804
- Asylum granted
- 83
- Other relief granted
- 13
- Denied
- 708
- Against own court
- +11.6 pts
| FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77% | 73% | 83% | 91% | 95% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 92% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: Mexico (24.5%), Colombia (11.1%), Nicaragua (9.7%), Guatemala (9.6%), China (9%).
Official biography
Attorney General William P. Barr appointed Wilbur Lee as an Immigration Judge in October 2020. Judge Lee ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 1994 from the University of California, Irvine; a Juris Doctor in 1997 from the Southwestern University School of Law; and a Master of Laws in2010 from the Judge Advocate General's Legal Center and School. From 1998 to 2020, heserved as a judge advocate in the U.S. Marine Corps in the following locations: Iwakuni, Japan;Arlington, Virginia; District of Columbia; Jacksonville, North Carolina; Oceanside, California;Okinawa, Japan; San Diego, California; and Oahu, Hawaii. While serving as a Marine judge advocate, he served in various positions including defense counsel, appellate counsel, labor and employment counsel, supervisory prosecutor, staff judge advocate, and military judge. Judge Leeis a member of the California State Bar.
In the record
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Other judges at Santa Ana
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.