What is Judge Ana Mencini's background?
EOIR's notice says that Ana Mencini was appointed in October 2022. Judge Mencini earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1990 from Lake Forest College, a Master of Arts in 1993 from DePaul University, and a Juris Doctor in 2001 from Chicago-Kent College of Law. From 2014 to 2022, she was in private practice at the law offices of Ana M. Mencini & Associates PC in Itasca, Illinois. From 2011 to 2014, she was an assistant clinical professor of law at ChicagoKent College of Law in Chicago, Illinois. From 2004 to 2011, she was in private practice at the law offices of Ana M. Mencini & Associates PC. From 2002 to 2004, she was an associate attorney with A. Traub & Cadiz PC in Lombard, Illinois.
What does TRAC report about Judge Ana Mencini's asylum decisions?
TRAC, a research center that began at Syracuse University, reports that for FY 2021 - 2026 (data covers the first 9 months of fiscal year 2026), Judge Ana Mencini decided 735 asylum cases at Chicago Immigration Court and denied 60.8 percent, based on its report of Aug 27, 2026. These are past figures for one court. They do not predict your case, which turns on your facts, evidence, nationality and representation, and TRAC cautions against simple comparisons between judges at different courts. Read the full report at TRAC, and talk to a lawyer about your own case.
What the official record establishes
The source lists the name Ana Mencini in 1 alphabetical row. The recorded title is Immigration Judge. The record is not an appointment history or an employment certification.
Dated court associations
EOIR’s court-specific tables associate this entry with Chicago Immigration Court. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.