Robert L. Powell
Immigration Judge, Conroe Immigration Court. Appointed August 2010 by Eric Holder.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 512
- Asylum granted
- 28
- Other relief granted
- 55
- Denied
- 429
- Against own court
- -0.9 pts
| FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70% | 64% | 88% | 87% | 89% | 91% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 49% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: Honduras (15%), Mexico (13.9%), Nicaragua (12.7%), El Salvador (9.2%), Cuba (7%).
Official biography
Attorney General Eric Holder appointed Judge Powell in August 2010. Judge Powell received a bachelor of arts degree in 1970 from Tulane University and a juris doctorate in 1973 from St. Mary's University School of Law. From 2001 to August 2010, he worked as an administrative judge for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in San Antonio, Texas. From 1998 to 2001, Judge Powell was an administrative law attorney for the U.S. Department of the Army. From 1996 to 1998, he was an administrative law attorney for the Panama Canal Commission, where, from 1977 to 1982, he worked in the same capacity. From 1982 to 1996, Judge Powell was in private practice. From 1973 to 1977, he served in the U.S. Army, Judge Advocate General Corps. Judge Powell is a member of the State Bar of Texas.
In the record
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Other judges at Conroe
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.