Nicholle M. Hempel
Immigration Judge, Houston - Greenspoint Park. Appointed April 2021.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 591
- Asylum granted
- 34
- Other relief granted
- 32
- Denied
- 525
- Against own court
- -0.6 pts
| FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90% | 79% | 95% | 90% | 89% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 77% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: Honduras (28.9%), El Salvador (17.9%), Mexico (14.9%), Venezuela (10.2%), Nicaragua (8.3%).
Official biography
Nicholle M. Hempel was appointed as an Immigration Judge to begin hearing cases in April 2021. Judge Hempel ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 1996 from California State University, Fresnoand a Juris Doctor in 2000 from Chicago-Kent College of Law. From 2010 to 2021, she serve das an Assistant Chief Counsel, Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in Los Angeles. From 2003 to 2010, she serve das an Assistant State Attorney with the Cook County State's Attorney's Office, in Chicago. From1998 to 2003, she served as a Law Clerk for the First Municipal District, Circuit Court of Cook County, in Chicago. Judge Hempel is a member of the Illinois State Bar.
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.