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Immigration judges

Romaine White

Immigration Judge, Houston - Greenspoint Park. Appointed July 2021.

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

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Judge White90.7%
Houston - Greenspoint court89.4%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
610
Asylum granted
47
Other relief granted
10
Denied
553
Against own court
+1.3 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY22FY23FY24FY25
94%87%88%94%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 99% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Honduras (33.8%), El Salvador (14.6%), Mexico (13.9%), Guatemala (9.2%), Venezuela (7.7%).

Official biography

Romaine L. White was appointed as an Immigration Judge to begin hearing cases in July 2021.Judge White ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 1983 from the University of Virginia and a Juris Doctor in 1986 from the University of Georgia School of Law. From 2012 to 2021, she served asan Administrative Law Judge for the Louisiana Division of Administrative Law, in New Orleans. From 2004 to 2021, and previously from 1999 to 2001, she was a sole practitioner with the Law Office of Romaine L. White LLC, in Houma, Louisiana. From 2001 to 2006, she served as an Assistant Parish Attorney for the Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government, in Houma. From2001 to 2004, she was an Associate Attorney with McNabb and Associates, in Houma. From1997 to 1998, she served as Deputy General Counsel for the State Bar of Georgia, in Atlanta. From 1991 to 1997, she served as a Senior Assistant City Attorney for the City of Atlanta. From1986 to 1991, she was an Associate Attorney with Griffin, Cochrane, & Marshall, in Atlanta. Judge White is a member of the State Bar of Georgia and the Louisiana State Bar.

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

In the record

No published reporting or appellate decisions naming this judge have been collected yet.

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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.