Paul M. Habich

Phoenix (PHO) · Phoenix, AZ

Paul M. Habich is listed with Phoenix (PHO). The database records 978 asylum outcomes: 255 approved, 723 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case.

Decision approval rate26.1%Approved ÷（Approved + Denied）

Approved share of all outcomes26.1%Approved ÷ all outcomes

Asylum decisions978255 / 723 / 0

Approved / denied255 / 723 / 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 dateApril 2017

Appointed courtImperial Immigration Court

Appointment typeImmigration Judge

Official biography

Former Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch appointed Paul M. Habich to begin hearing cases in April 2017. Judge Habich earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2004 from The University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Juris Doctor in 2008 from the Arizona State University Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law. From June 2009 to March 2017, he served as an assistant chief counsel for the Office of Chief Counsel, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security. From 2008 to 2009, he was an associate attorney with the law firm Lathrop & Clark LLP, in Madison, Wis. From 1996 through 2000, he served in the U.S. Marine Corps. Judge Habich is a member of the State Bar of Wisconsin.

Education: Judge Habich earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2004 from The University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Juris Doctor in 2008 from the Arizona State University Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law.

Bar admission: Judge Habich is a member of the State Bar of Wisconsin.

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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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