What is Judge Joyce Noche's background?
EOIR's notice says that Joyce Noche was appointed in March 2022. Judge Noche earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1996 from the University of Southern California and a Juris Doctor in 1999 from the University of California at Davis School of Law. From 2018 to 2022, she was the Legal Services Director at Immigrant Defenders Law Center. From 2016 to 2018, she was a Senior Attorney with Stone Grzegorek and Gonzalez LLP. From 2013 to 2016, she was a Directing Attorney with Public Law Center. From 2011 to 2013, she was a Supervising Attorney with Asian Americans Advancing Justice.
What does TRAC report about Judge Joyce Noche'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 Joyce Noche decided 1088 asylum cases at Santa Ana Immigration Court and denied 68.5 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 Joyce Noche 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 Santa Ana Immigration Court. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.