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Chris A. Brisack

Immigration Judge, Conroe Immigration Court. Appointed May 2005.

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

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Judge Brisack79.6%
Conroe court84.7%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
240
Asylum granted
13
Other relief granted
36
Denied
191
Against own court
-5.1 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY22FY23FY24FY25
60%89%90%83%

Read from TRAC's chart to the nearest point. Years with fewer than 25 decisions are not shown.

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 45% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Mexico (20.4%), Nicaragua (16.3%), Honduras (13.3%), El Salvador (11.7%), Colombia (9.6%).

Official biography

Judge Brisack was appointed as an Immigration Judge in May 2005. He received an undergraduate degree in 1981 from the University of Nebraska, and a Juris Doctorate in 1985 from the University of Houston Law Center. From January to May 2005, Judge Brisack served as an attorney in the law firm of Rodriguez, Colvin, Chaney & Saenz, LL.P. in McAllen, Texas. He served as a partner and attorney in the law firm of Norquest & Brisack, LL.P. in McAllen from December 1991 to December 2004. Judge Brisack worked as an attorney in the Law Firm of Jarvis, Schwarz & Kittleman in McAllen from 1989 to December 1991. He also served as a law clerk and attorney at the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, in McAllen from 1988 to 1989. Judge Brisack is a member of the State Bar of Texas.

As published by the Executive Office for Immigration Review at appointment, via TRAC.

In the record

No published reporting or appellate decisions naming this judge have been collected yet.

Other judges at Conroe

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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.