# Diana L. Callaghan Immigration Judge · [Los Angeles - West Los Angeles Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ca/los-angeles-west-los-angeles-immigration-court) Last updated October 7, 2026 ## Diana L. Callaghan at a glance Current role Immigration Judge Court [Los Angeles - West Los Angeles Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ca/los-angeles-west-los-angeles-immigration-court) Jurisdiction California · Federal Judicial service Active Historical EOIR data ## Outcomes at a glance Total outcomes 592 Relief granted 23 3.9% Denied / removal ordered 524 88.5% Other / procedural 45 7.6% National comparison for this selection: 9,249,024 outcomes; 10.0% relief granted; 52.0% denied / removal ordered; 38.0% other / procedural. Methodology and sources These are proceeding outcomes, not asylum application statistics. Completion years use EOIR COMP_DATE; 2026 contains partial-year data. Relief granted, denied / removal ordered and other / procedural exhaust the recorded outcomes. Groups of one are included. Historical outcomes do not establish a current assignment. Counts describe recorded cases and do not predict an individual's result. [Official EOIR case data](https://fileshare.eoir.justice.gov/EOIR%20Case%20Data.zip) · Source date: Tue, 01 Sep 2026 14:14:27 GMT Asylum decisions and other statistics ## Analytics Published EOIR records include 318 asylum outcomes associated with this judge. Asylum was granted in 16 (5.0%) and denied in 232 (73.0%); 70 were other or procedural outcomes. [Explore analytics](#analytics) ## Biography ### Professional career - Attorney General Pamela Bondi appointed Judge Callaghan to the Los Angeles – West Los Angeles Immigration Court, effective March 2026, as part of a DOJ initiative to reduce the immigration court backlog - Supervising Deputy Attorney General, California Attorney General’s Office (2005–2024), recipient of three Attorney General’s awards for excellence in prosecution - a supervising deputy attorney general at the California Attorney General’s Office and was awarded three of the prestigious Attorney General’s awards for excellence in prosecution — September 2005–September 2024 - an associate attorney for the law firm of Rice and Keely LLC, in Torrance, California — March 2004–September 2005 - Associate Attorney, Rice and Keely LLC, Torrance, CA (2004–2005) - Deputy District Attorney, Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office (1988–2004) - Assigned to hear asylum and other immigration cases under the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) U.S. Department of Justice ### Education - California State University Long Beach - M.P.A., 2010 - San Diego State University - B.A., Liberal Arts and Sciences, Political Science, 2009 - Golden Gate University School of Law - LL.M., Taxation, 2004 - Western State University College of Law — J.D. (1986) - Western State University College of Law — B.S. (1985) ### Additional information - 92% of respondents were represented by counsel InsideImmigration - Judge Callaghan is a member of the State Bar of California, the Roll of Solicitors for England and Wales, and the Roll of Solicitors for the Republic of Ireland - Judge Callaghan is also a member of the Bar of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California - She belongs to the State Bar of California, the Roll of Solicitors for England and Wales, the Roll of Solicitors for the Republic of Ireland, and the Bar of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California ## Sources Identity source checked August 19, 2026 . Biography sources checked August 19, 2026 . ### DOJ EOIR current immigration judge directory Identity source · HTML · Source checked August 19, 2026 ### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 2.1 - Delivery and Receipt Courtwide source · HTML · Source checked July 30, 2026 ### 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 ### Find an Immigration Court and Access Internet-Based Hearings ### 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) ## 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.