ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION COURT PROFILE

Houston (HSG)

Houston, TX

FY 2026 · 2025-10-01 – 2026-07-01 · EOIR · These profile totals cover all available years; they are not this fiscal year’s court totals.

Decision approval rate1.6%

Judges14

Asylum decisions1,236

Approved / denied20 / 1,216 / 0

Court judges

Judge profiles · all available years

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Judge profiles · all available yearsDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate

Jonathan Charles. Andresen2025-10-16 – 2026-06-08410410—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

Kevin Brown2020-01-14 – 2026-07-019672394402.4%

Miguel A. Cordero Gonzalez2020-01-22 – 2026-06-263862036605.2%

Geoffrey Hoffman2022-08-29 – 2026-06-30791118673014.9%

Arkesia Jenkins2021-01-05 – 2026-06-225932157203.5%

Delana M. Jones2020-10-23 – 2026-06-08585957601.5%

Jacquelyn J. Joyce2023-09-11 – 2026-06-243641235203.3%

Lisa Luis2020-01-16 – 2021-11-02310310—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

David M. Paxton2021-07-02 – 2026-07-013653133408.5%

Christopher M. Schumann2020-10-22 – 2026-06-167373869905.2%

Noelle Sharp2021-11-12 – 2024-09-1651843015.7%

Andrew Stawar2024-11-13 – 2026-07-016572563203.8%

Kenley Thompson2020-07-23 – 2025-02-062302120909.1%

Clarease Rankin Yates2020-01-02 – 2024-09-2431533282010.5%

Lian Yeh2026-04-02 – 2026-06-26260260—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

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Court approval rate is approved ÷ (approved + denied) in this court’s database sample. Judge tenures and sample ranges vary, so court totals are for observation, not predicting a case.

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