David Illingworth at a glance
- Current role
- Immigration Judge
- Jurisdiction
- California · Federal
- Judicial service
- Active
David Illingworth
Immigration Judge · San Diego Immigration Court
David Illingworth — San Diego Immigration Court
Immigration proceeding outcomes
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Biography
Professional career
- Appointed by Attorney General Todd Blanche under the Trump administration to begin hearing immigration cases in September 2026
- David W. Illingworth II is a newly appointed U.S. Immigration Judge for the San Diego, California Immigration Court, sworn in in September 2026
- Dec 2025 – Sept 2026: Counsel, Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, DHS, Oklahoma City
- Aug 2018 – Nov 2023: Deputy District Attorney, 4th Judicial District Attorney, Colorado Springs, CO
- Sept 2012 – July 2018: Assistant District Attorney, Oklahoma County DA, Oklahoma City
- Jan 2007 – July 2011: U.S. Air Force Judge Advocate General’s Corps, Assistant Staff Judge Advocate, serving at Kadena Air Base (Japan), FOB Union III (Iraq), and U.S. Air Force Academy (Colorado)
- Part of a group of 47 new immigration judges announced by the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) that month U.S. Department of Justice
Education
Additional information
- Nov 2023 – Dec 2025: Sole practitioner, Woodland Park, Colorado
- Illingworth’s appointment is part of EOIR’s effort to expand the immigration judge corps and reduce case backlogs U.S. Department of Justice.
- As a newly appointed judge, his docket and case statistics have not yet been released Border Crossing Law Firm.
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
EOIR Practice Manual 2.1 — Delivery and Receipt
San Diego Immigration Court
Immigration Court proceedings only, not BIA or OCAHO. Preserve chapter-specific proceeding limits. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27EOIR Practice Manual 3.11 — Courtroom Decorum
San Diego Immigration Court
Immigration Court proceedings only, not BIA or OCAHO. Preserve chapter-specific proceeding limits. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27EOIR Practice Manual 2.3 — Documents
San Diego Immigration Court
Immigration Court proceedings only, not BIA or OCAHO. Preserve chapter-specific proceeding limits. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27Sources
DOJ EOIR current immigration judge directory
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