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Immigration judges

Howard R. Davis

Immigration Judge, San Francisco Immigration Court. Appointed October 2022.

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

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Judge Davis17.0%
San Francisco court28.4%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
548
Asylum granted
425
Other relief granted
30
Denied
93
Against own court
-11.4 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY23FY24FY25FY26
1%8%29%48%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 96% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Guatemala (22.4%), India (22.3%), El Salvador (18.2%), Mexico (9.1%), Honduras (6.2%).

Official biography

Howard R. Davis was appointed as an Immigration Judge to begin hearing cases in October 2022. Judge Davis ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 1978 from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Juris Doctor in 1992 from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles. From 2019 to 2022, he was an associate attorney with Nalbandian Law, APC in Glendale, California. From 2006 to 2019, he was a solo practitioner in Los Angeles and Santa Monica, California. From 2000 to 2006, he was an attorney with Davis, Miller & Neumeister in Van Nuys, California. From 1998 to 2000, he was an attorney with Rose, Rose & Davis in Los Angeles. From 1994 to 1998, he was a solo practitioner in Los Angeles. From 1993 to 1994, he was an associate attorney with Robert Reeves, PC in Pasadena, California. Judge Davis is a member of the State Bar of California.

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 San Francisco

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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.