What is Judge Taiyyeba S. Skomra's background?
EOIR's notice says that Taiyyeba S. Skomra was appointed in February 2023. Judge Skomra earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2000 from Mount Holyoke College and a Juris Doctor in 2005 from the University of Washington School of Law. Since 2015, she has been a certified specialist in Immigration and Nationality Law from the State Bar of California, Board of Legal Specialization. From 2019 to 2022, she was a partner at SGG Immigration LLP (formerly known as Stone Grzegorek & Gonzalez LLP), and from 2011 to 2018, she was a senior associate at SGG Immigration LLP in Los Angeles. From 2007 to 2011, she practiced immigration law at the AzulaySeiden Law Group in Chicago. In 2006, she practiced immigration law with the Law Offices of Teresita Marsal-Avila in Chicago.
What does TRAC report about Judge Taiyyeba S. Skomra'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 Taiyyeba S. Skomra decided 686 asylum cases at Los Angeles - North Immigration Court and denied 53.1 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 Taiyyeba S. Skomra 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 Los Angeles - N. Los Angeles Street Immigration Court. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.