# Loreto Geisse

Former Immigration Judge · [San Francisco Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ca/san-francisco-immigration-court)

Last updated October 7, 2026

## Loreto Geisse at a glance

Current role

Former Immigration Judge

Court

[San Francisco Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ca/san-francisco-immigration-court)

Jurisdiction

California · Federal

Judicial service

Former

## Immigration proceeding outcomes

No proceeding outcomes in this EOIR release are matched to this profile. Any separately published asylum statistics are available below.

## Biography

### Professional career

- Initial Court Assignment: San Francisco Immigration Court Her 2004 investiture occurred in San Francisco, and TRAC reports list her as a San Francisco judge for FY 2017–2024
- 2000–2004: Counsel to the Chief Immigration Judge, EOIR, Falls Church, VA
- 1997–2000: Trial Attorney, DOJ Civil Division, Office of Immigration Litigation (OIL)
- 1996–1997: Attorney‐Advisor, Office of the Chief Immigration Judge, EOIR

### Education

- Washington University — B.A. (1989)

### Additional information

- Loreto S. Geisse is a long‐serving U.S. Immigration Judge appointed in June 2004, with a career spanning DOJ clerkships, litigation roles, and senior counsel positions before joining the bench
- Early Career and DOJ Service (1995–2004)
- 1995–1996: Judicial Law Clerk, Attorney General’s Honor Program, EOIR Served in Baltimore, MD
- Philadelphia, PA; and York, PA immigration courts

## Sources

Identity source checked September 19, 2026 .

### DOJ EOIR current immigration judge directory

Identity source · HTML · Source checked September 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

### bordercrossinglaw.com — biography evidence

Biography evidence collected 2026-10-14

### insideimmigration.com — biography evidence

### tracreports.org — biography evidence

### tracreports.org — biography evidence

### tracreports.org — biography evidence

### www.justice.gov — biography evidence

### www.ratemyimmigrationjudge.com — biography evidence

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