What is Judge Curtis White's background?
EOIR's notice says that Curtis White was appointed in June 2020. Judge White earned dual Bachelor of Arts degrees in 2001 from Idaho State University and a Master of Arts and Juris Doctor in 2006 from the University of New Mexico. Judge White earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1982 from the University of North Carolina and a Juris Doctorate in 1992 from Washington and Lee University. From 2018 to. From 2016 to 2018, he served as an assistant chief counsel, OCC, OPLA, ICE, DHS, in Adelanto, California. From 2012 to 2016, he was in private practice, in Houston. From 2007 to 2012, he was in private practice, in Salt Lake City, except from 2010 to 2011, when he served as a prosecutor for the city of South Salt Lake, Utah.
What does TRAC report about Judge Curtis White'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 Curtis White decided 179 asylum cases at Adelanto Immigration Court and denied 77.7 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 Curtis White 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 Adelanto Immigration Court. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.