Samuel G. Williams
Immigration Judge, Otero Immigration Court. Appointed November 2024.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 227
- Asylum granted
- 1
- Other relief granted
- 7
- Denied
- 219
- Against own court
- +26.3 pts
| FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|
| 94% | 98% |
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 earned 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.
In the record
EOIR Announces 18 New Immigration Judges and 6 New Appellate Immigration Judges
EOIR announced the appointment of Samuel G. Williams as an immigration judge at the Otero Immigration Court, beginning in November 2024. From 2023 to 2024 he served as chief of National Security Law at Camp Humphreys in South Korea.
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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.