# Natasha Howard

Immigration Judge · [San Diego Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ca/san-diego-immigration-court)

Natasha Howard — San Diego Immigration Court

Last updated October 7, 2026

## Natasha Howard at a glance

Current role

Immigration Judge

Court

[San Diego Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ca/san-diego-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 · separate dataset

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Immigration judge assigned to the San Diego Immigration Court, appointed in September 2026 by Attorney General Todd Blanche under the Trump administration
- Her appointment was announced in EOIR’s September 24, 2026 press release alongside 46 other new immigration judges U.S. Department of Justice
- Supervising Deputy Attorney General, Special Prosecutions Section, San Diego (Nov 2024–Sep 2026)
- Deputy Attorney General, Special Prosecutions Section, Los Angeles (Jul 2022–Oct 2024)
- Deputy Attorney General, Cybercrimes Section, Los Angeles (Dec 2011–Jun 2022)
- Deputy Attorney General, Division of Medi-Cal Fraud & Elder Abuse, Burbank (Sep 2005–Nov 2011)
- From Sep 2003 to Aug 2005, she was Deputy District Attorney for Ventura County, California

### Education


### Additional information

- Part of a newly expanded immigration judge corps aimed at reducing case backlogs
- Member of the State Bar of California
- Note: As she is newly appointed, public case data (e.g., asylum grant rates, decision times) will only appear after EOIR releases her docket

## Sources

### DOJ EOIR current immigration judge directory

Identity source · HTML · verification date not recorded

### 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

### www.justice.gov — biography evidence

### www.justice.gov — biography evidence

[Public Records & Data Use](/public-records-data-use) · [Corrections policy](/corrections)

## Courtroom rules

Consult the court’s official instructions and the source links for hearing and filing requirements.


## 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.