# Tamara S. Wallen Immigration Judge · [Honolulu Immigration Court](/kyj/court/hi/honolulu-immigration-court) Tamara S. Wallen was appointed as an immigration judge at the Honolulu Immigration Court in June 2026 after a 20-year U.S. Coast Guard legal career. Last updated October 25, 2026 ## Tamara S. Wallen at a glance Current role Immigration Judge Court [Honolulu Immigration Court](/kyj/court/hi/honolulu-immigration-court) Court address Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole Federal Building, 300 Ala Moana Boulevard, Room 8-112, Honolulu, HI 96850 Court phone 808-541-1870 Jurisdiction Hawaii · Federal Judicial service Active Historical EOIR data ## Outcomes at a glance Total outcomes 104 Relief granted 14 13.5% Denied / removal ordered 78 75.0% Other / procedural 12 11.5% 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 38 asylum outcomes associated with this judge. Asylum was granted in 9 (23.7%) and denied in 29 (76.3%); 0 were other or procedural outcomes. [Explore analytics](#analytics) ## Biography ### Professional career - Immigration judge assigned to the Honolulu, Hawaii Immigration Court, appointed in June 2026 by President Donald Trump under Attorney General Todd Blanche - Senior prosecutor, military trial judge, and chief circuit judge for the Western Judicial Circuit U.S. Coast Guard Trial Judiciary - Judge statistics: Border Crossing Law Firm EOIR Insights Border Crossing Law Firm - The record notes that eOIR official site: Honolulu Immigration Court U.S. Department of Justice - Tamara Wallen serves in the Honolulu Immigration Court, which is part of the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) under the U.S. Department of Justice ### Education - LL.M. — William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa — 2026 - Bachelor of Arts in 1997 from Ohio State University, a Juris Doctor in 2005 from New England School of Law, and a Master of Laws in 2026 from the William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. ### Additional information - The record notes that eOIR data shows Wallen’s record is limited to her tenure since appointment in 2026, so long-term trends are not yet available. - From 2005 to 2025, she served on active duty with the U.S. Coast Guard as a judge advocate attaining the rank of captain prior to her retirement from military service. - Active-duty U.S. Coast Guard judge advocate, 2005–2025; retired at the rank of captain - Coast Guard service included senior prosecutor and chief of trial advocacy responsibilities - Judge Wallen is a member of the Hawaii State Bar and Massachusetts Bar. ## Sources Identity source checked September 30, 2026 . Biography sources checked September 30, 2026 . ### DOJ EOIR current immigration judge directory Identity source · HTML · Source checked September 30, 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 [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.