# Lindsay W. Pepi Immigration Judge · [San Diego Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ca/san-diego-immigration-court) Last updated October 7, 2026 ## Lindsay W. Pepi at a glance Current role Immigration Judge Court [San Diego Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ca/san-diego-immigration-court) Current assignment [San Diego Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ca/san-diego-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. ### [San Diego Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ca/san-diego-immigration-court) Assigned court [San Diego Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ca/san-diego-immigration-court) Webex / internet [Join EOIR Webex ↗](https://eoir.webex.com/meet/IJ.Pepi) Telephone access 2761 921 8406 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 1,448 Relief granted 93 6.4% Denied / removal ordered 1,072 74.0% Other / procedural 283 19.5% 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 373 asylum outcomes associated with this judge. Asylum was granted in 71 (19.0%) and denied in 299 (80.2%); 3 were other or procedural outcomes. [Explore analytics](#analytics) ## Biography ### Professional career - Immigration Judge appointed in November 2023 by President Joe Biden to the Santa Ana Immigration Court in California - 2021–2023: Deputy City Attorney, Office of the City Attorney, San Diego - 2007–2021: U.S. Navy Judge Advocate, serving in Groton, CT ### Education - Joint M.S./J.D. (2007) — Roger Williams University School of Law - in English Language and Literature — Northeastern University — B.A. (2004) ### Additional information - Washington, D.C. - Bagram, Afghanistan - Bremerton, WA - Jacksonville, FL; and San Diego, CA - Bar admissions: State Bar of California, Massachusetts Bar, New York State Bar ## 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 ### DOJ/EOIR role evidence — Lindsay W. Pepi Judge Specific source · HTML · Source checked September 15, 2026 ### 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 ### bordercrossinglaw.com — biography evidence Biography evidence collected 2026-10-11 ### insideimmigration.com — biography evidence ### tracreports.org — biography evidence ### www.eoir.dhs.gov — biography evidence ### www.linkedin.com — biography evidence ### www.openimmigration.us — biography evidence [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.