Christopher Phan
Immigration Judge, Houston - Greenspoint Park. Appointed January 2020 by William P. Barr.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 644
- Asylum granted
- 80
- Other relief granted
- 16
- Denied
- 548
- Against own court
- -4.3 pts
| FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75% | 82% | 79% | 90% | 89% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 98% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: Honduras (29.3%), El Salvador (18.5%), Mexico (12.4%), Venezuela (8.4%), Colombia (5.7%).
Official biography
Attorney General Barr appointed Christopher V. Phan to begin hearing cases in January 2020. Judge Phan ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 1996 from Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis, and a Juris Doctor in 1999 from Southern Illinois University. From 2000 to 2019, he served as a judge advocate for the U.S. Navy in the following locations: Earle, New Jersey; Yokosuka, Japan; San Diego, California; Portsmouth, Virginia; The Pentagon, District of Columbia; Fort Worth, Texas; and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. From 2012 to 2016, he served as a city council member, in Garden Grove, California, and as deputy district attorney, in Orange County, California. He is currently a commander in the U.S. Navy Reserve. Judge Phan is a member of the California State Bar, State Bar of Illinois, and State Bar of Texas.
In the record
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Other judges at Houston - Greenspoint
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.