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Paul Hornick
Aurora (AUR) · Aurora, CO
Paul Hornick is listed with Aurora (AUR). The database records 13 asylum outcomes: 0 approved, 13 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case.
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
Official biography
Paul J. Hornick was appointed as a temporary immigration judge to begin hearing cases in May 2026. Judge Hornick earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2000 from the State University of New York at Oswego and a Juris Doctor in 2004 from Nova Southeastern University, Shapard Broad College of Law. From July 2022 to April 2026, he was an assistant district attorney general at the 3rd Judicial District Attorney General's Office in Rogersville, Tennessee. From September 2015 to June 2022, he was a senior deputy district attorney with the Madera County District Attorney's Office in Madera, California. From March 2014 to May 2025, he served as a judge advocate in the U.S. Army Reserve in the following positions: special victim counsel regional coordinator at Mountain View, California (2014- 2015), command judge advocate at the Sierra Army Depot in Herlong, California (2019- 2022), brigade judge advocate at Kansas City, Missouri (2022- 2025). He most recently served as a judge advocate in the U.S. Army Reserve with the 1st Legal Operations Detachment at Joint Base San Antonio, Texas. Judge Hornick is a member of the Tennessee Bar.
Education: Judge Hornick earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2000 from the State University of New York at Oswego and a Juris Doctor in 2004 from Nova Southeastern University, Shapard Broad College of Law.
Bar admission: Judge Hornick is a member of the Tennessee Bar.
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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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