What is Judge Shadee M. Star's background?
EOIR's notice says that Shadee M. Star was appointed in October 2018. Judge Star earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1996 from California State University, Fullerton, and a Juris Doctor in 1999 from Stetson University College of Law. From 2010 to 2018, she was a senior attorney for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in Los Angeles. From 2003 to 2010, she was an assistant chief counsel for ICE, DHS, also in Los Angeles. From 2000 to 2003, she was an attorney with the Law Office of Machiavelli W. Chao in Irvine, California.
What does TRAC report about Judge Shadee M. Star'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 Shadee M. Star decided 312 asylum cases at Concord Immigration Court and denied 69.9 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 Shadee M. Star 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 Concord Immigration Court. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.