# Jason Waterloo Assistant Chief Immigration Judge · [Santa Ana Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ca/santa-ana-immigration-court) Last updated October 7, 2026 ## Jason Waterloo at a glance Current role Assistant Chief Immigration Judge Court [Santa Ana Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ca/santa-ana-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. Asylum decisions and other statistics ## Analytics Published EOIR records include 777 asylum outcomes associated with this judge. Asylum was granted in 220 (28.3%) and denied in 501 (64.5%); 56 were other or procedural outcomes. [Explore analytics](#analytics) ## Biography ### Professional career - Immigration Judge, Santa Ana Immigration Court, 2021-2025 - Immigration Judge, Los Angeles - Olive Street Immigration Court, 2018-2021 - Assistant Chief Counsel, ICE Office of Chief Counsel, Los Angeles, 2014-2018 - Assistant district attorney, Berks County District Attorney's Office, Reading, Pennsylvania, 2008-2014 - Judicial law clerk, Northampton County Court of Common Pleas, Easton, Pennsylvania, 2007-2008 ### Education - West Virginia University College of Law — J.D. (2007) - Dual Bachelor of Science degrees — Pennsylvania State University — 2004 ### Additional information - Assistant Chief Immigration Judge, appointed January 2025 - Assistant Chief Counsel, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Los Angeles; 2014-2018 - Pennsylvania State Bar ## Sources Identity source checked August 19, 2026 . Biography sources checked August 8, 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 ### DOJ/EOIR role evidence — Jason Waterloo Judge Specific source · HTML · Source checked September 14, 2026 ### Find an Immigration Court and Access Internet-Based Hearings [Public Records & Data Use](/public-records-data-use) · [Corrections policy](/corrections) - [Santa Ana Immigration Court current roster](https://www.justice.gov/eoir/santa-ana-immigration-court) - [DOJ EOIR current immigration judge directory](https://www.justice.gov/eoir/office-of-the-chief-immigration-judge) - [www.justice.gov](https://www.justice.gov/eoir/honolulu-immigration-court) - [www.justice.gov](https://www.justice.gov/eoir/otay-mesa-immigration-court) - [www.justice.gov](https://www.justice.gov/eoir/saipan-immigration-court) - [www.justice.gov](https://www.justice.gov/eoir/san-diego-immigration-court) ## Service record and verification - [Santa Ana Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ca/santa-ana-immigration-court) · Assistant Chief Immigration Judge · Current · present - [Honolulu Immigration Court](/kyj/court/hi/honolulu-immigration-court) · Assistant Chief Immigration Judge · Current · present - [Otay Mesa Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ca/otay-mesa-immigration-court) · Backup Assistant Chief Immigration Judge · Current · present - [San Diego Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ca/san-diego-immigration-court) · Backup Assistant Chief Immigration Judge · Current · present - [Honolulu Immigration Court](/kyj/court/hi/honolulu-immigration-court) · Assistant Chief Immigration Judge (supervisory oversight) · Current · present - [Otay Mesa Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ca/otay-mesa-immigration-court) · Assistant Chief Immigration Judge (backup responsibility) · Current · present - [Saipan Immigration Court](/kyj/court/mp/saipan-immigration-court) · Assistant Chief Immigration Judge (supervisory oversight) · Current · present - [San Diego Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ca/san-diego-immigration-court) · Assistant Chief Immigration Judge (backup responsibility) · Current · present - [Santa Ana Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ca/santa-ana-immigration-court) · Assistant Chief Immigration Judge (supervisory oversight) · Current · present - [Honolulu Immigration Court](/kyj/court/hi/honolulu-immigration-court) · Assistant Chief Immigration Judge · Historical or current service unconfirmed - [Saipan Immigration Court](/kyj/court/mp/saipan-immigration-court) · Assistant Chief Immigration Judge · Historical or current service unconfirmed ## 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.