# Nathaniel B. Walker Immigration Judge · [Santa Ana Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ca/santa-ana-immigration-court) Last updated October 7, 2026 ## Nathaniel B. Walker at a glance Current role Immigration Judge Court [Santa Ana Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ca/santa-ana-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. ### [Santa Ana Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ca/santa-ana-immigration-court) Assigned court [Santa Ana Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ca/santa-ana-immigration-court) Webex / internet [Join EOIR Webex ↗](https://eoir.webex.com/meet/IJ.Walker) Telephone access 199 431 2957 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 4,264 Relief granted 230 5.4% Denied / removal ordered 3,064 71.9% Other / procedural 970 22.7% 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 928 asylum outcomes associated with this judge. Asylum was granted in 176 (19.0%) and denied in 741 (79.8%); 11 were other or procedural outcomes. [Explore analytics](#analytics) ## Biography ### Professional career - Appointment: Feb. 2018 under Attorney General Jeff Sessions - Immigration judge at the Santa Ana Immigration Court, appointed in February 2018 by Attorney General Jeff Sessions, with a career background in U.S. federal law enforcement, state prosecution, and legal practice - Assistant U.S. Attorney, Central District of California (2014–2018) - Associate, Howrey LLP, Washington, D.C. (2003–2006) - His record is documented in EOIR’s public judge reports and TRAC’s immigration judge database ### Education - Boston College Law School — J.D. (2002) - Boston College — M.A. (1998) - Stanford University — B.A. (1996) ### Additional information - Assistant Chief Counsel, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (2009–2014) - Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney, Commonwealth of Virginia (2006–2009) - Bar memberships: California, Virginia, and District of Columbia Bars ## 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 15, 2026 ### Current EOIR official staff directory Current EOIR Official Staff Directory source · HTML · Source checked October 7, 2026 ### asylumtracker.com — biography evidence Biography evidence collected 2026-10-11 ### bordercrossinglaw.com — biography evidence ### insideimmigration.com — biography evidence ### tracreports.org — 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.