Billy J. Sapp
Immigration Judge, Conroe Immigration Court. Appointed November 2018 by Jeff Sessions.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 415
- Asylum granted
- 39
- Other relief granted
- 56
- Denied
- 320
- Against own court
- -7.6 pts
| FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53% | 64% | 71% | 79% | 87% | 100% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 48% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: Mexico (18.8%), Honduras (18.1%), Nicaragua (11.3%), El Salvador (9.4%), Cuba (7%).
Official biography
Then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions appointed Billy J. Sapp to begin hearing cases in November 2018. Judge Sapp earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1997 from Emory University and a Juris Doctorin 2001 from the University of Houston Law Center. From 2002 to 2018, he served as an assistant chief counsel and senior attorney with the Office of the Chief Counsel, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in Baltimore. Judge Sapp is a member of the State Bar of Texas.
In the record
Executive Office for Immigration Review Swears in 16 Immigration Judges
Official DOJ notice announcing then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions appointed Billy J. Sapp as an immigration judge at the Conroe Immigration Court to begin hearing cases in November 2018, after 16 years as an ICE assistant chief counsel in Baltimore.
Other judges at Conroe
Court page →About these figures. Denial rates describe outcomes in the cases a judge happened to hear, which differ by detention, nationality and representation. They are not a measure of fairness or competence. Method and sources are on the judges index.