What is Judge Judith Bonilla's background?
EOIR's notice says that Judith Bonilla was appointed in March 2020. Judge Bonilla earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2000 from St. Mary’s University and a Juris Doctor in 2004 from the University of Chicago Law School. From 2011 to 2020, she served as an assistant chief counsel, Office of Chief Counsel, Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in El Paso, Texas. From 2004 to 2009, she was an associate attorney with Holland & Knight LLP, in the District of Columbia.
What does TRAC report about Judge Judith Bonilla'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 Judith Bonilla decided 319 asylum cases at El Paso Immigration Court and denied 36.1 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 Judith Bonilla 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 El Paso Immigration Court. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.