Christopher Pineda

Harlingen (HLG) · Harlingen, TX

Christopher Pineda is listed with Harlingen (HLG). The database records 88 asylum outcomes: 9 approved, 79 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case.

Decision approval rate10.2%Approved ÷（Approved + Denied）

Approved share of all outcomes10.2%Approved ÷ all outcomes

Asylum decisions889 / 79 / 0

Approved / denied9 / 79 / 0Database records only

Yearly changes

Yearly asylum decision trend

Applicant origin

Asylum decisions by fiscal year and nationality

Each row shows fiscal year, nationality, valid decisions, and approval rate.

Official appointment record

Judge background and appointment

Appointment dateNovember 2024

Appointed courtHarlingen Immigration Court

Appointment typeImmigration Judge

Official biography

Christopher D. Pineda was appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in November 2024. Judge Pineda earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2001 from the University of Texas at Austin, a Master in Public Policy in 2005 from Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government, and a Juris Doctor in 2009 from the Boston University School of Law. From 2014 to 2024, he served as an assistant U.S. attorney at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Texas. From 2009 to 2014, he was in private practice at a civil litigation law firm in Brownsville, Texas. Judge Pineda is a member of the State Bar of Texas.

Education: Judge Pineda earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2001 from the University of Texas at Austin, a Master in Public Policy in 2005 from Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government, and a Juris Doctor in 2009 from the Boston University School of Law.

Bar admission: Judge Pineda is a member of the State Bar of Texas.

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How to read approval rates

Decision approval rateis approved ÷ (approved + denied). Blue “Other” is shown separately and includes identifiable withholding/CAT protection, cancellation or adjustment, voluntary departure, withdrawal, termination, dismissal, and administrative closure; it is excluded from the rate denominator.Approved share of all outcomesuses approved, denied, and other outcomes in the denominator.

With small samples, a few cases can move the percentage sharply. The page flags samples below 50 and below 200 decisions.

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