Howard R. Davis
Immigration Judge, San Francisco Immigration Court. Appointed October 2022.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 548
- Asylum granted
- 425
- Other relief granted
- 30
- Denied
- 93
- Against own court
- -11.4 pts
| FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1% | 8% | 29% | 48% |
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.
In the record
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Other judges at San Francisco
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.