What is Judge Christine Olson's background?
EOIR's notice says that Christine Olson was appointed in November 2024. Judge Olson earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2000 from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Juris Doctor in 2008 from the University of California, Davis School of Law. From 2021 to 2024, she served as an assistant U.S. attorney at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Hawaii. From 2016 to 2021, she served as a trial attorney at the Office of International Affairs, Criminal Division, Department of Justice. From 2013 to 2015, she served as an assistant city attorney at the Seattle City Attorney's Office. From 2012 to 2013, she was a litigation associate at DLA Piper, in Seattle.
What does TRAC report about Judge Christine Olson'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 Christine Olson decided 323 asylum cases at Chelmsford Immigration Court and denied 77.4 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 Christine Olson 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 Chelmsford Immigration Court. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.