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Inside Immigration

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Immigration judges

David W. Evans

Immigration Judge, Portland Immigration Court. Appointed March 2020 by William P. Barr.

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

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Judge Evans66.7%
Portland - POO court60.5%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
354
Asylum granted
99
Other relief granted
19
Denied
236
Against own court
+6.2 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY23FY24
63%67%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 93% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Venezuela (16.1%), Mexico (12.1%), Russia (10.2%), Guatemala (9%), Afghanistan (8.8%).

Official biography

Attorney General William P. Barr appointed David W. Evans as an immigration judge in March 2020. Judge Evans ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 1993 from the University of California, Davisand a Juris Doctor in 1993 from the University of Dayton School of Law. From 2016 to 2020, heserved as an administrative law judge, Office of Administrative Law Judge, State of Montana,Department of Public Health and Human Services, Child Support Enforcement Division, in Helena. From 2015 to 2016, he served as an administrative law judge for the Montana Department of Labor and Industry, in Helena. From 1994 to 2015, he was in private practice, in Vancouver, Washington. Judge Evans is a member of the Montana State Bar and Washington State Bar.

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.

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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.