Joshua D. Osborn

Immigration Judge, Houston Immigration Court. Appointed October 2020 by William P. Barr.

StrictDenies more often than the national average+13.6 points

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

Judge Osborn76.5%

Houston court86.1%

All judges nationally62.9%

Decisions on the merits: 234
Asylum granted: 42
Other relief granted: 13
Denied: 179
Against own court: -9.6 pts

Denial rate by fiscal year
FY22	FY23
76%	78%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 86% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Honduras (35.9%), El Salvador (23.5%), Guatemala (12.4%), Mexico (8.5%), Venezuela (4.7%).

Official biography

Attorney General William P. Barr appointed Joshua D. Osborn as an Immigration Judge in October 2020. Judge Osborn ear ned a Bachelor of Science in 2004 from Arizona State University and a Juris Doctor in 2008 from the University of Kansas, School of Law. From 2016to 2020, he served as an assistant chief counsel, Office of Chief Counsel, Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in Los Angeles (Adelanto). From 2009 to 2016, he served as a deputy county attorney in the Arizona counties of Graham, Apache, and Navajo. Judge Osborn is a member of the Arizona State Bar.

As published by the Executive Office for Immigration Review at appointment, via TRAC.

In the record

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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.