John McPhail
Immigration Judge, Houston South Gessner Immigration Court. Appointed March 2020 by William P. Barr.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 213
- Asylum granted
- 13
- Other relief granted
- 30
- Denied
- 170
- Against own court
- -2.2 pts
| FY21 | FY22 | FY23 |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | 89% | 88% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 85% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: Honduras (25.8%), El Salvador (23%), Guatemala (15.5%), Mexico (11.7%), Venezuela (8.5%).
Official biography
Attorney General William P. Barr appointed John W. McPhail as an immigration judge in March 2020. Judge McPhail ear ned a Bachelor of Science in 1980 from the State University College at Buffalo, New York and a Juris Doctor in 1984 from the University of Tulsa. From 2016 to 2020,he served as an asylum officer and immigration officer, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in Houston. From 1996 to 2016, he serve das an assistant chief counsel, Office of Chief Counsel, Office of the Principal Legal Advisor,Immigration and Customs Enforcement, DHS, in Houston. From 1985 to 1996, he served as an assistant district attorney, in Garfield and Atoka County, Oklahoma. Judge McPhail is a memberof the Oklahoma State Bar.
In the record
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Other judges at Houston - Gessner
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.