Los Angeles - West Los Angeles Immigration Court
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Los Angeles - West Los Angeles Immigration Court: 5245 Pacific Concourse Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90045
Court decisions over 12 months
In plain words
Out of every 100 cases decided in this court, 3 got relief. The vast majority end without relief.
5 of every 10 cases were decided in absentia, without the person at the hearing. Going to your hearing is the most important thing you can do.
With and without an attorney, the share with relief was similar (5.0 % and 0.0 %).
Of the 17,349 decisions in this court, 521 ended with relief, 2,265 with the case closed, 307 with voluntary departure and 14,256 with a removal order.
| Outcome | Decisions | % |
|---|---|---|
| Relief | 521 | 3.0 % |
| Case closed | 2,265 | 13.1 % |
| Voluntary departure | 307 | 1.8 % |
| Removal order | 14,256 | 82.2 % |
| Decided in absentia | 8,819 | 50.8 % |
This court and the nation
With the Los Angeles court, the share of cases with relief is 3.0 %: higher than nationwide (2.4 %).
With the Los Angeles court, the share of removal orders is 82.2 %: higher than nationwide (75.6 %).
With the Los Angeles court, the share of cases decided in absentia is 50.8 %: higher than nationwide (45.3 %).
With the Los Angeles court, the share of people with an attorney is 60.1 %: higher than nationwide (38.1 %).
Cases with the Los Angeles court take longer than nationwide: a median of 907 days versus 793.
With and without an attorney
| Decisions | Relief | |
|---|---|---|
| With an attorney | 10,422 | 5.0 % |
| Without an attorney | 6,927 | 0.0 % |
Compared with other courts
- Ranked 27 of 71 courts for relief (1 = most relief).
- Ranked 22 of 71 courts for cases decided in absentia (1 = most in absentia).
Decisions per month (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026)
The busiest month was Feb 2026 (1,788 decisions) and the quietest Aug 2026 (1,159).
| Month | Decisions | Relief | In absentia | Vs. prior month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 1,387 | 31 | 989 | — |
| Oct 2025 | 1,646 | 41 | 1,191 | up |
| Nov 2025 | 1,380 | 22 | 1,009 | down |
| Dec 2025 | 1,166 | 32 | 759 | down |
| Jan 2026 | 1,769 | 35 | 850 | up |
| Feb 2026 | 1,788 | 25 | 691 | up |
| Mar 2026 | 1,768 | 58 | 656 | down |
| Apr 2026 | 1,518 | 48 | 633 | down |
| May 2026 | 1,215 | 93 | 488 | down |
| Jun 2026 | 1,282 | 36 | 592 | up |
| Jul 2026 | 1,271 | 35 | 481 | down |
| Aug 2026 | 1,159 | 65 | 480 | down |
Months with fewer than 5 decisions are dotted: with so few cases, that month's percentage says little.
Judges at this court
14 judges have this as their main court in the window. The one who decided the most was Carlos R. Juelle, with 2,212 decisions.
Sorted by decisions over 12 months. The label compares each judge with the other judges in the court.
| Judge | Decisions | Relief | In absentia | Vs. the court |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Judge Carlos R. Juelle | 2,212 | 1.4 % | 49.5 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Audra R. Behne | 1,940 | 3.6 % | 28.9 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Anita L. Simons | 1,604 | 5.0 % | 37.3 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Kristofer R. McDonald | 1,561 | 2.9 % | 41.1 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Curtis F. Pierce | 1,425 | 2.1 % | 47.7 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Veronica S. Villegas | 1,320 | 2.0 % | 57.4 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Christine E Stancill | 1,283 | 6.1 % | 47.4 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Jankhana Desai | 1,264 | 1.7 % | 67.0 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Yvan E. Murad | 1,193 | 6.5 % | 55.7 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Joyce Bakke Varzandeh | 1,099 | 4.1 % | 62.7 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Daniel H. Malvin | 1,087 | 0.8 % | 63.5 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Amit Chugh | 712 | 3.7 % | 73.2 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Diana Callaghan | 557 | 4.1 % | 45.8 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Rodin Rooyani | 461 | 1.3 % | 71.4 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |