# David White

Immigration Judge · [Falls Church Immigration Adjudication Center](/kyj/court/va/eoir-virginia-falls-church-immigration-adjudication-center)

Last updated October 7, 2026

## David White at a glance

Current role

Immigration Judge

Court

[Falls Church Immigration Adjudication Center](/kyj/court/va/eoir-virginia-falls-church-immigration-adjudication-center)

Jurisdiction

Virginia · 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.

Asylum decisions and other statistics

## Analytics

Published EOIR records include 548 asylum outcomes associated with this judge. Asylum was granted in 18 (3.3%) and denied in 523 (95.4%); 7 were other or procedural outcomes. [Explore analytics](#analytics)

## Biography

### Professional career

- U.S. immigration judge appointed in June 2020 by Attorney General William P. Barr to serve on the Arlington Immigration Court in Virginia

### Education

- Washington and Lee University — J.D. (1992)
- University of North Carolina — B.A. (1982)

### Additional information

- 2018–2020: Attorney, Office of Immigration Litigation, U.S. Department of Justice, D.C. 2014–2018: Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of the Virgin Islands 2008–2014: Attorney, Office of Chief Counsel, Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, D.C. 2004–2008: Appellate Section, U.S. Department of Justice, D.C
- Some public reviews on judge rating sites describe Judge White as consistently denying asylum claims and being perceived as “pre‐determined” in outcomes
- These are subjective accounts and not official evaluations
- He has also been associated with the Charlotte and Annandale immigration courts in recent years
- Professional

## Sources

Identity source checked August 30, 2026 .

Biography sources checked October 11, 2026 .

### DOJ EOIR current immigration judge directory

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### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 2.1 - Delivery and Receipt

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### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 2.3 - Documents

### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 3.10 - Interpreters

### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 3.11 - Courtroom Decorum

### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 3.12 - Electronic Devices

### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 3.15 - Individual Calendar Hearing

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