Samuel G. Williams

Immigration Judge, Otero Immigration Court. Appointed November 2024.

StrictDenies far more often than the national average+33.6 points

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

Judge Williams96.5%

Chaparral court70.2%

All judges nationally62.9%

Decisions on the merits: 227
Asylum granted: 1
Other relief granted: 7
Denied: 219
Against own court: +26.3 pts

Denial rate by fiscal year
FY25	FY26
94%	98%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 60% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Venezuela (12.8%), Mexico (9.7%), Cuba (9.3%), Guatemala (6.6%), Honduras (5.3%).

Official biography

Samuel G. Williams was appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in November 2024. Judge Williams ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 1991 from the University of Texas at Arlington and a Juris Doctor in 2001 from Texas Wesleyan University School of Law. From 2023 to 2024, he served as the chief of National Security Law at Camp Humphreys, South Korea while mobilized as an Army reservist. From 2002 to 2022, he served as an assistant criminal district attorney for the Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney's Office in Fort Worth, Texas. Judge Williams is a member of the State Bar of Texas.

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

In the record

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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.