# David Illingworth

Immigration Judge · [San Diego Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ca/san-diego-immigration-court)

David Illingworth — San Diego Immigration Court

Last updated October 7, 2026

## David Illingworth at a glance

Current role

Immigration Judge

Court

[San Diego Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ca/san-diego-immigration-court)

Jurisdiction

California · Federal

Judicial service

Active

## Immigration proceeding outcomes

No proceeding outcomes in this EOIR release are matched to this profile. Any separately published asylum statistics are available below.

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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.

## Sources

### DOJ EOIR current immigration judge directory

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### Current EOIR official staff directory

Current EOIR Official Staff Directory source · HTML · Source checked October 7, 2026

[Public Records & Data Use](/public-records-data-use) · [Corrections policy](/corrections)

## Courtroom rules

Consult the court’s official instructions and the source links for hearing and filing requirements.


## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [EOIR Practice Manual 2.1 — Delivery and Receipt](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-c9195b4f0bba01a19aa8df41) — 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](https://www.justice.gov/eoir/policy-manual-eoir/part-II/icpm/chapter-2-1). Collected 2026-10-27.
- [EOIR Practice Manual 3.11 — Courtroom Decorum](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-8d8e8e8bf80478864645291a) — 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](https://www.justice.gov/eoir/policy-manual-eoir/part-II/icpm/chapter-3-11). Collected 2026-10-27.
- [EOIR Practice Manual 2.3 — Documents](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-53ee093be24c18a5d1a93046) — 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](https://www.justice.gov/eoir/policy-manual-eoir/part-II/icpm/chapter-2-3). Collected 2026-10-27.