What is Judge Anita Simons's background?
EOIR's notice says that Anita Simons was appointed in October 2018. Judge Simons earned dual Bachelor of Arts degrees in 1999 from the University of Arizona and a Juris Doctor in 2005 from the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law. From 2013 to 2018, she served as an administrative law judge with the Executive Hearing Office, Arizona Department of Transportation. From 2007 to 2013, she was a deputy county attorney with the Criminal Division, Pima County Attorney’s Office, in Arizona.
What does TRAC report about Judge Anita Simons'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 Anita Simons decided 1241 asylum cases at Los Angeles - Wla Immigration Court and denied 60.7 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 Anita Simons 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 Los Angeles - West Los Angeles Immigration Court. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.