What is Judge Kristin Piepmeier's background?
EOIR's notice says that Kristin Piepmeier was appointed in March 2020. Judge Piepmeier earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1995 from the University of California, Los Angeles, a Juris Doctor in 2000 from Whittier Law School, and a Master of Laws in 2009 from Loyola Law School. From 2002 to 2019, she served as an attorney, Office of Chief Counsel, Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, and the Office of the District Counsel, former Immigration and Naturalization Service, Department of Justice, in Los Angeles. From 2000 to 2002, she served as an attorney advisor, Office of Administrative Law Judges, Department of Labor, in San Francisco.
What does TRAC report about Judge Kristin Piepmeier'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 Kristin Piepmeier decided 796 asylum cases at Santa Ana Immigration Court and denied 91.1 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 Kristin Piepmeier 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.