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Inside Immigration

Plain-language guides to US immigration, asylum and USCIS procedure.

Immigration judges

Houston South Gessner Immigration Court

8701 S. Gessner Road, 10th Floor, Houston, TX 77074. 13 judges with a published asylum record; the court denied 82.0% of asylum cases against 62.9% nationally.

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Judges

median denial rate 79.8%
JudgeAppointedDecisionsDenial rateLeaning
Andrew Xavier StawarNovember 202458390.4%Strict
Kevin BrownJanuary 202089789.1%Strict
Jacquelyn J. JoyceAugust 202334086.8%Strict
Arkesia JenkinsMarch 202064085.2%Strict
Christopher M. Schumann199376383.9%Strict
Delana M. JonesOctober 202061182.8%Strict
John McPhailMarch 202021379.8%Strict
Geoffrey HoffmanAugust 202269878.1%Strict
Miguel A. Cordero GonzalezJanuary 202028876.7%Strict
David M. PaxtonApril 202131874.8%Strict
Kenley ThompsonMarch 202026872.8%Strict
Charissa DvorakMarch 202018870.2%Strict
Clarease Rankin YatesMay 199020268.3%Average