# Ellaine Loreto Goss Immigration Judge · [Concord Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ca/concord-immigration-court) Last updated October 25, 2026 ## Ellaine Loreto Goss at a glance Current role Immigration Judge Court [Concord Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ca/concord-immigration-court) Current assignment [Concord Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ca/concord-immigration-court) Jurisdiction California · Federal Judicial service Active ## Hearings & court access EOIR publishes the following court assignment and hearing-access information for this judge. The hearing notice and current EOIR instructions control whether a particular hearing is remote or in person. ### [Concord Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ca/concord-immigration-court) Assigned court [Concord Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ca/concord-immigration-court) Webex / internet [Join EOIR Webex ↗](https://eoir.webex.com/meet/IJ.Goss) Telephone access 2819 812 5094 Hearing links and telephone access are for parties to scheduled internet-based hearings. Visitors should attend the scheduled courtroom in person. Unrepresented respondents default to in-person hearings regardless of the directory entry. Confirm the hearing medium with the hearing notice and court. For a telephonic hearing, dial 1-415-527-5035 and enter the listed access code. Recording or photographing the hearing is prohibited. [EOIR hearing directory ↗](https://www.justice.gov/eoir/find-immigration-court-and-access-internet-based-hearings) · verified September 7, 2026 Historical EOIR data ## Outcomes at a glance Total outcomes 134 Relief granted 0 0.0% Denied / removal ordered 129 96.3% Other / procedural 5 3.7% 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 52 asylum outcomes associated with this judge. Asylum was granted in 0 (0.0%) and denied in 52 (100.0%); 0 were other or procedural outcomes. [Explore analytics](#analytics) ## Biography ### Professional career - Part of a group of 39 new immigration judges announced in June 2026, tasked with adjudicating immigration cases in accordance with federal law U.S. Department of Justice - During this time, from February to May 2026, she served on a detail as a special assistant U.S. attorney with the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Santa Ana - assistant chief counsel with the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in Santa Ana, California (July 2024–May 2026) - From December 2021 to July 2024, she was with the Los Angeles Asylum Office, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), DHS, serving in the following roles: acting supervisory asylum officer (September 2023-July 2024); and asylum officer (December 2021-September 2023) - From August 2009 to December 2018, she was the owner and managing attorney of the Law Offices of Ellaine Loreto PC in Orange, California - From April 2008 to September 2009, she was an attorney and managing partner at Loreto & Medina LLP in Orange, California - From February 2008 to April 2008, she was owner and managing attorney for Vita Nova LLP, in Orange, California - From June 2007 to February 2008, she was associate employment law counsel for Mehr & Alvandi PLC, in Irvine, California - From August 2006 to November 2006, she was an associate immigration attorney for Law Offices of Linda Lau, in Los Angeles - From December 2005 to August 2006, she was an associate immigration attorney for Law Offices of Gali Koren PLC, in Anaheim, California - Over 20 years in immigration law practice in California - Appointed U.S. Immigration Judge serving at the Concord, California Immigration Court, with a background in immigration law and a California State Bar license - Recently appointed as an Immigration Judge by the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) and is assigned to the Concord, CA Immigration Court U.S. Department of Justice - She concurrently worked as a contract attorney for various firms in Southern California, including Rawa Law Group APC, Mehr & Associates, and the Public Law Center. ### Education - Chapman University Fowler School of Law — J.D. (2005) - University of California, Los Angeles — B.A. (1999) ### Additional information - immigration services officer for the California Service Center, USCIS, DHS, in Laguna Niguel (January 2019–December 2021) - Specialty: Immigration & Nationality Law The State Bar of California. - Legal License: Active member of the State Bar of California (License No. 238684) The State Bar 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 ### Find an Immigration Court and Access Internet-Based Hearings Judge Specific source · HTML · Source checked September 14, 2026 ### 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.