San Francisco (SFR)
SFR
Aggregated asylum decision statistics across all immigration judges recorded at the San Francisco (SFR), based on public EOIR case data.
Lifetime grant rate
63.8%
All recorded asylum decisions
12-month grant rate
21.4%
Most recent 12 months of data
Lifetime decisions
65,291
Total grants and denials on record
Judges
148
Judges appearing in this court's data
Data through
2026-07
Latest month in the source data
Lifetime figures cover every recorded asylum decision. The 12-month figures cover only the most recent year of data — the same methodology over a shorter window, which is why the two views can show different percentages.
Court lifetime grant rate
63.8%All recorded asylum decisions
Monthly grant rate — trailing 12 months
Judges
Adams, Justin
12.5%8 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Aina, Nathan N.
4.1%218 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Allen, Janette L.
100.0%3 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Arellano, Silvia R.
62.5%8 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Argumedo, Victoria L.
6.3%16 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Ayala, David
41.4%29 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Bain, Quynh Vu
35.7%14 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Beamer, Dayna
80.0%5 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Begovich, Samantha
21.7%138 cases · 12-month grant rate: 22.1%
Benton, Jimmie Lee
26.3%19 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Bernstein, Jeffrey J.
9.7%62 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Bradley, Kevin G.
16.7%6 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Brasil, Elisa C.
92.1%252 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Brown, Robert
57.1%7 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Burch, Valerie A.
41.2%136 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Burkholder, Gary D.
28.6%14 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Burman, Lawrence O.
26.7%15 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Butler, Jeremy J.
81.3%721 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Caborn, Andrew J.
32.8%632 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Carte', John D.
55.2%29 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Chamberlin, Florence A.
100.0%18 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Chen, Shuting
87.4%1,012 cases · 12-month grant rate: 60.0%
Cheng, David
0.0%1 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Chon, Hye Y.
100.0%5 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Cintron, Elanie J.
66.0%50 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Copeland, Cary H.
0.0%9 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Cordova, David J.
66.7%3 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Costanzo, Lawrence Di
61.3%1,032 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Coupe, Dennis F.
40.3%134 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Crosland, David W.
18.5%27 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Davis, Howard R.
78.7%531 cases · 12-month grant rate: 46.8%
Daw, Alison E
68.2%459 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Dean, Larry R.
40.0%10 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Defonzo, Paul
0.0%1 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Deiss, Ila C.
92.1%2,487 cases · 12-month grant rate: 0.0%
Depaolo, Zsa Zsa
0.0%3 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Dierkes, Joseph
12.5%8 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Dillon, Chloe S.
95.1%672 cases · 12-month grant rate: 16.7%
Dinh, Roger H.
37.9%272 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Duck, John A., JR.
28.6%7 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Ehrens, Lisa
92.9%14 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Eichenberger, Colin P.
75.0%60 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Espana, Patrick A.
0.0%1 cases · 12-month grant rate: 0.0%
Figueroa, Laura C.
78.8%698 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Ford, Nicholas R
42.5%563 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Gambill, Scott D.
54.1%1,183 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Gastley, Harry L.
0.0%6 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Gaz, Jennifer I.
0.0%2 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Geisse, Loreto
69.2%1,739 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
George, Amber D
91.6%1,209 cases · 12-month grant rate: 78.2%
Gillies, John M.
28.6%7 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Gonzalez, Alberto E.
65.2%924 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Gordon, Louis A.
82.6%1,155 cases · 12-month grant rate: 25.7%
Gorman, Stephanie
0.0%3 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Gossart, John F., JR.
31.6%19 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Grande, Guy G.
0.0%3 cases · 12-month grant rate: 0.0%
Greene III, Charles S.
76.4%1,683 cases · 12-month grant rate: 32.0%
Griswold, Stephen S.
65.4%836 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Grussendorf, Paul
58.0%207 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Guerrero, Marni
100.0%3 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Habich, Paul M.
0.0%3 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Halperin, Ravit R.
25.5%216 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Hanson, Mahlon F.
20.0%5 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Hayward, Miriam
70.6%1,808 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Hladylowycz, Roxanne C.
50.0%4 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Ho, Anna
7.8%77 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Hollis, Wendell A.
26.2%172 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Holyoak, Dalin R.
63.6%143 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Hoogasian, Amy C.
76.7%365 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Horn, Michael C.
50.0%10 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Hornbach, Bernard J.
0.0%1 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Hughes, Edwin R.
33.3%6 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Ishimoto, Rhana
100.0%4 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Jackson, Jacqueline J.
82.3%419 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
James, Dennis R.
71.4%7 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Jamil, Rebecca
84.9%345 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
JEFFERSON-WEBB, LETTRICEA L.
75.6%472 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Johnson, Jeremiah
86.3%1,385 cases · 12-month grant rate: 74.2%
Johnston, Paul L.
0.0%1 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Josephson, Kenneth
33.3%6 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Kandler, Edward R.
47.7%595 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Kaufman, Matthew W.
60.0%5 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Kim, Samuel Y.
96.3%160 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
King, Carol A.
72.6%1,572 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Kirchner, Steven M.
48.3%1,668 cases · 12-month grant rate: 13.7%
Klein, Eliza
55.6%18 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Kolbe, Margaret
100.0%1 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Kouris, Theodora N.
100.0%4 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Lake, Kelly B.
48.4%378 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Lane, Denise A. Marks
16.7%6 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Laurent, Scott
71.4%7 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Law, Philip S.
10.0%10 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Levay, Dean A.
50.0%2 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Levine, Shira M.
95.9%1,219 cases · 12-month grant rate: 85.7%
Lilien, Kyra S.
90.1%71 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Little, Anna C.
84.4%666 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Livingston, Donn L.
60.0%10 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Lyons, Joren
76.1%589 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Maggard, Print
64.0%325 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Marks, Dana Leigh
78.7%2,127 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Marsteller, Eric W.
60.0%20 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Masterson, Jason R.
65.1%275 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Maury, Carlos E.
0.0%4 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Mccleskey, Loi L.
68.0%369 cases · 12-month grant rate: 0.0%
Mccloskey, Paul A.
100.0%2 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Mccormack, Nancy R.
66.7%3 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Mcgrail, Elizabeth H.
54.5%11 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Mcphaul, Glenn P.
42.9%7 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Miller, Joe D.
33.3%12 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Morwood, Dion A.
43.9%148 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Mullins, Ronald L.
0.0%2 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Murry, Anthony S.
9.0%1,160 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Nava, Marlem
48.5%169 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Nelson, Julie L.
21.4%796 cases · 12-month grant rate: 2.5%
Neumeister, William David
8.3%24 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Nunez, Cynthia M.
90.3%72 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
O'Brien, Patrick S.
43.7%1,436 cases · 12-month grant rate: 12.2%
Olmanson, Kristin W.
0.0%1 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Owens, Robert P.
50.0%8 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Ozmun, Richard R.
50.0%6 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Park, Joseph Y.
50.4%933 cases · 12-month grant rate: 14.3%
Patti, Sebastian T.
100.0%4 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Paulino, Robin K.
72.0%753 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Pepi, Lindsay W.
42.6%47 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Perry, Anne
0.0%2 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Peterson, William C.
33.3%27 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Phan-Quang, Tue
56.5%1,098 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Phan, Christopher
4.7%43 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Phan, Susan
47.9%1,180 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Phillips, Beverley M.
55.1%1,028 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Picos, Georgina M.
100.0%2 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Picton, Cory M.
56.6%482 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Pierce, Curtis F.
66.6%395 cases · 12-month grant rate: 0.0%
Price, Justin M.
88.2%1,017 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Proctor, George W.
60.3%204 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Ramirez, Laura L.
76.0%2,031 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Randall, Anthony J.
44.4%27 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Reese, Agnelis L.
12.5%8 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Richardson, John W.
77.8%9 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Riedthaler-Williams, Jennifer M.
93.0%100 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Rocco, Michael
0.0%4 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Rubin, Shifra
100.0%5 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Sagesse, Cathy
100.0%10 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Sanders, Charles J.
72.5%51 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Savage, Patrick S.
89.2%1,545 cases · 12-month grant rate: 40.3%
Schulz, Karen W.
70.0%761 cases · 12-month grant rate: 30.4%
Seminerio, Frank A.
26.2%2,863 cases · 12-month grant rate: 4.9%
Seppanen, Christopher R.
0.0%16 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Shugall, Ilyce
—— cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Simmons, Gregory L.
—— cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Simons, Anita L.
—— cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Simpson, Brian H.
—— cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Simpson, Scott
—— cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Slayton, Michelle A.
—— cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Smith, Gary W.
—— cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Smith, Penny M.
—— cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Solow, Bruce W.
—— cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Star, Shadee M.
—— cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Staton, Jack W.
—— cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Stender, Jacob J.
—— cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Stockton, Bette Kane
—— cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Straus, Michael W.
—— cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Swink, Arwen A.
—— cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Tabaddor, A. Ashley
—— cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Tadal, Mirlande
—— cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Teeter, Marilyn J.
—— cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Terrazas, Gilda M
—— cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Thompson, Donald W., JR.
—— cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Trujillo, Eileen R.
—— cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Vigil, Jami
—— cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Vigil, Jami
—— cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Vigil, Jami
—— cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Villegas, Veronica S.
—— cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Vinikoor, Robert D.
—— cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Vomacka, Alan A.
—— cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Walker, Nathaniel B.
—— cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Webber, Polly A.
—— cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Weiss, Irene
—— cases · 12-month grant rate: —
White, Vincent R.
—— cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Williams, John C.
—— cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Williams, Phillip T.
—— cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Wilson, Roberta A.
—— cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Winkle, Howard Van
—— cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Yam, Mimi
—— cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Yamaguchi, Michael J.
—— cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Yates, Clarease Rankin
—— cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Yeargin, Robert
—— cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Yokoyama, Lori
—— cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Young, Elizabeth L.
—— cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Young, Elizabeth L.
—— cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Zlatow, Jeffrey
—— cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Zuniga, Bertha A.
—— cases · 12-month grant rate: —