Ralph E. Girvin
Immigration Judge, Otero Immigration Court. Appointed October 2020 by William P. Barr.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 374
- Asylum granted
- 27
- Other relief granted
- 30
- Denied
- 317
- Against own court
- +14.6 pts
| FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62% | 58% | 75% | 96% | 94% | 96% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 34% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: Venezuela (14.2%), Colombia (9.9%), Nicaragua (9.4%), Honduras (7%), Mexico (7%).
Official biography
Attorney General William P. Barr appointed Ralph E. Girvin Jr., as an Immigration Judge in October 2020. Judge Girvin ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 1993 from the University of Texas at El Paso and a Juris Doctor in 1995 from St. Mary's University School of Law. From 2018 to 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 El Paso,Texas. From 2016 to 2018, he served as an assistant U.S. attorney for the Western District of Texas. From 2000 to 2016, he served as an assistant attorney and chief of the Civil and Criminal Divisions, for the County of El Paso, Texas. From 1996 to 1999, he served as an assistant district attorney for the 34th Judicial District of Texas. From 1986 to 1992, he served in variouscapacities in the U.S. Army Reserve and the Texas Army National Guard. Judge Girvin is am ember of the State Bar of Texas.
In the record
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