Mark Whitworth
Immigration Judge, Houston - Greenspoint Park. Appointed April 2021.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 220
- Asylum granted
- 23
- Other relief granted
- 15
- Denied
- 182
- Against own court
- -6.7 pts
| FY22 | FY23 |
|---|---|
| 84% | 79% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 86% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: Honduras (40.9%), El Salvador (34.5%), Guatemala (9.1%), Mexico (8.2%), Venezuela (4.1%).
Official biography
Mark R. Whitworth was appointed as an Immigration Judge to begin hearing cases in April 2021. Judge Whitworth ear ned a Bachelor of Journalism in 1985 and a Juris Doctor in 1993, both from the University of Texas at Austin. From 2003 to 2021, he served as an Assistant Chief Counsel, Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, Immigration and Customs Enforcement,Department of Homeland Security, in Harlingen, Texas. From 2001 to 2003, he served as an Assistant District Counsel with the former Immigration and Naturalization Service, Office of the District Counsel, Department of Justice, in Harlingen. From 1994 to 2001, he served as an Assistant Attorney General and an Assistant Managing Assistant Attorney General for the Texas Office of the Attorney General, in Harlingen. From 1993 to 1994, he was an Associate Attorneywith Roerig, Oliveira and Fisher LLP, in Brownsville, Texas. Judge Whitworth is a member ofthe State Bar of Texas.
In the record
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Other judges at Houston - Greenspoint
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.