What is Judge Mark Jebson's background?
TRAC reports that Mark Jebson was appointed in January 2016. Judge Jebson received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1990 from the University of California, Los Angeles, a Juris Doctor in 1994 from the John Marshall Law School, and a Master of Laws degree in 1995 from the New York University School of Law. From 2003 through 2015, Judge Jebson served in the Office of Chief Counsel, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Department of Homeland Security, in Detroit, in various capacities, including: senior attorney, deputy chief counsel, assistant chief counsel, and as a special assistant U.S. attorney in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan. From 2002 through 2003, Judge Jebson served as an assistant U.S. attorney in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas, in Dallas. From 1997 through 2002, Judge Jebson served as an assistant district counsel in the former Immigration and Naturalization Service, U.S. Department of Justice, in Detroit. From 1996 through 1997, he served as a judicial law clerk for the Michigan Supreme Court, and from 1995 through 1996, as a prehearing attorney for the Michigan Court of Appeals, in Detroit.
What does TRAC report about Judge Mark Jebson'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 Mark Jebson decided 734 asylum cases at Detroit Immigration Court and denied 81.9 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 Mark Jebson 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 Detroit Immigration Court. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.