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Inside Immigration

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Immigration judges

Gary E. Endelman

Immigration Judge, Houston Immigration Court. Appointed June 2015 by Eric Holder.

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

TRAC source →
Judge Endelman83.2%
Houston court86.1%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
1,071
Asylum granted
151
Other relief granted
29
Denied
891
Against own court
-2.9 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
49%76%79%62%88%89%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 80% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Honduras (28.4%), El Salvador (17.2%), Mexico (13.4%), Venezuela (10.2%), Guatemala (7.7%).

Official biography

Attorney General Eric Holder appointed Judge Endelman to begin hearing cases in June 2015.Judge Endelman received a bachelor of arts degree in 1970 from the University of Virginia, am aster of arts degree in 1972 from the University of Delaware, a doctorate in 1977, also from the University of Delaware and a juris doctorate in 1984 from the University of Houston. From November 2011 to May 2015, Judge Endelman served as senior counsel at Foster LLP, in Houston. From 1995 to 2011, he served as lead immigration counsel at BP America Inc., in Houston. From 1985 to 1995, Judge Endelman was an attorney at Tindall & Foster P.C., in Houston. Judge Endelman 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 Houston

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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.