Hughes, Edwin R.
This court
Total Decisions
2538
Asylum Grant Rate
36.8%
Denials
63.2%
Other Relief Rate
0.0%
Larger sample
Data updated: Jul 8, 2026
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Immigration Court
Immigration Court Immigration Court
37 judges · TX
- City / state
- Immigration Court, TX
- Data source
- EOIR Case Data
Average Asylum Grant Rate
20.3%
3456 / 16996
Average Asylum Grant Rate
20.3%
Asylum grants
3456
Denials
13540
Judges indexed
37
Immigration Court Immigration Court has 37 indexed immigration judges. Court-level statistics are based on public EOIR records.
Judges indexed for this court
Review asylum decision statistics for indexed judges at this court.
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Copeland, Cary H.
This court
Total Decisions
2221
Asylum Grant Rate
36.7%
Denials
63.3%
Other Relief Rate
0.0%
Larger sample
Data updated: Jul 8, 2026
Sims, Deitrich H
This court
Total Decisions
2084
Asylum Grant Rate
6.8%
Denials
93.2%
Other Relief Rate
0.0%
Larger sample
Data updated: Jul 8, 2026
Burkholder, Gary D.
This court
Total Decisions
2024
Asylum Grant Rate
9.0%
Denials
91.0%
Other Relief Rate
0.0%
Larger sample
Data updated: Jul 8, 2026
Kimball, R. Wayne
This court
Total Decisions
1446
Asylum Grant Rate
15.9%
Denials
84.1%
Other Relief Rate
0.0%
Larger sample
Data updated: Jul 8, 2026
Ozmun, Richard R
This court
Total Decisions
1442
Asylum Grant Rate
14.2%
Denials
85.8%
Other Relief Rate
0.0%
Larger sample
Data updated: Jul 8, 2026
Hart, Brandon L
This court
Total Decisions
1032
Asylum Grant Rate
15.8%
Denials
84.2%
Other Relief Rate
0.0%
Larger sample
Data updated: Jul 8, 2026
Martinez, Hugo R
This court
Total Decisions
897
Asylum Grant Rate
12.0%
Denials
88.0%
Other Relief Rate
0.0%
Larger sample
Data updated: Jul 8, 2026
Davis-Gumbs, Xiomara Diana
This court
Total Decisions
849
Asylum Grant Rate
17.6%
Denials
82.5%
Other Relief Rate
0.0%
Larger sample
Data updated: Jul 8, 2026
Winfield, Jennifer
This court
Total Decisions
812
Asylum Grant Rate
10.5%
Denials
89.5%
Other Relief Rate
0.0%
Larger sample
Data updated: Jul 8, 2026
Thielemann, Christopher J
This court
Total Decisions
779
Asylum Grant Rate
14.3%
Denials
85.8%
Other Relief Rate
0.0%
Larger sample
Data updated: Jul 8, 2026
Ellison, Sarah M
This court
Total Decisions
732
Asylum Grant Rate
25.4%
Denials
74.6%
Other Relief Rate
0.0%
Larger sample
Data updated: Jul 8, 2026
Fluke, Randall L
This court
Total Decisions
711
Asylum Grant Rate
20.4%
Denials
79.6%
Other Relief Rate
0.0%
Larger sample
Data updated: Jul 8, 2026
Nugent, James A.
This court
Total Decisions
703
Asylum Grant Rate
22.1%
Denials
78.0%
Other Relief Rate
0.0%
Larger sample
Data updated: Jul 8, 2026
Polivka, James F
This court
Total Decisions
686
Asylum Grant Rate
7.7%
Denials
92.3%
Other Relief Rate
0.0%
Larger sample
Data updated: Jul 8, 2026
Dvorak, Charissa
This court
Total Decisions
626
Asylum Grant Rate
11.8%
Denials
88.2%
Other Relief Rate
0.0%
Larger sample
Data updated: Jul 8, 2026
Baird, Michael P.
This court
Total Decisions
552
Asylum Grant Rate
18.3%
Denials
81.7%
Other Relief Rate
0.0%
Larger sample
Data updated: Jul 8, 2026
Shahan, Kenneth
This court
Total Decisions
511
Asylum Grant Rate
12.9%
Denials
87.1%
Other Relief Rate
0.0%
Larger sample
Data updated: Jul 8, 2026
Carreras-Amadeo, Monique
This court
Total Decisions
347
Asylum Grant Rate
30.8%
Denials
69.2%
Other Relief Rate
0.0%
Larger sample
Data updated: Jul 8, 2026
Rogers, D. Anthony
This court
Total Decisions
289
Asylum Grant Rate
29.4%
Denials
70.6%
Other Relief Rate
0.0%
Larger sample
Data updated: Jul 8, 2026
Weiss, Daniel H.
This court
Total Decisions
264
Asylum Grant Rate
23.1%
Denials
76.9%
Other Relief Rate
0.0%
Larger sample
Data updated: Jul 8, 2026
Ferguson, Jason D
This court
Total Decisions
238
Asylum Grant Rate
34.5%
Denials
65.5%
Other Relief Rate
0.0%
Larger sample
Data updated: Jul 8, 2026
Irwin, Cait
This court
Total Decisions
234
Asylum Grant Rate
26.1%
Denials
73.9%
Other Relief Rate
0.0%
Larger sample
Data updated: Jul 8, 2026
Herrington, Robert
This court
Total Decisions
219
Asylum Grant Rate
36.1%
Denials
63.9%
Other Relief Rate
0.0%
Larger sample
Data updated: Jul 8, 2026
Bogdan, Attila
This court
Total Decisions
79
Asylum Grant Rate
1.3%
Denials
98.7%
Other Relief Rate
0.0%
Larger sample
Data updated: Jul 8, 2026
Hermus, Jason
This court
Total Decisions
68
Asylum Grant Rate
1.5%
Denials
98.5%
Other Relief Rate
0.0%
Larger sample
Data updated: Jul 8, 2026
Poore, John A.
This court
Total Decisions
66
Asylum Grant Rate
0.0%
Denials
100.0%
Other Relief Rate
0.0%
Larger sample
Data updated: Jul 8, 2026
Martin, Robert
This court
Total Decisions
65
Asylum Grant Rate
6.2%
Denials
93.8%
Other Relief Rate
0.0%
Larger sample
Data updated: Jul 8, 2026
Gross, Kevin
This court
Total Decisions
63
Asylum Grant Rate
1.6%
Denials
98.4%
Other Relief Rate
0.0%
Larger sample
Data updated: Jul 8, 2026
Hines Jr, Glen Ray.
This court
Total Decisions
53
Asylum Grant Rate
47.2%
Denials
52.8%
Other Relief Rate
0.0%
Larger sample
Data updated: Jul 8, 2026
Brown, Anthony
This court
Total Decisions
27
Asylum Grant Rate
3.7%
Denials
96.3%
Other Relief Rate
0.0%
Moderate sample
Data updated: Jul 8, 2026
Jones, Paul N.
This court
Total Decisions
26
Asylum Grant Rate
3.9%
Denials
96.2%
Other Relief Rate
0.0%
Moderate sample
Data updated: Jul 8, 2026
Green, David
This court
Total Decisions
25
Asylum Grant Rate
16.0%
Denials
84.0%
Other Relief Rate
0.0%
Moderate sample
Data updated: Jul 8, 2026
Beyleryan, David
This court
Total Decisions
22
Asylum Grant Rate
0.0%
Denials
100.0%
Other Relief Rate
0.0%
Moderate sample
Data updated: Jul 8, 2026
Dictson, Deborah
This court
Total Decisions
5
Asylum Grant Rate
0.0%
Denials
100.0%
Other Relief Rate
0.0%
Very small sample
Data updated: Jul 8, 2026
Famada, Omar J.
This court
Total Decisions
2
Asylum Grant Rate
0.0%
Denials
100.0%
Other Relief Rate
0.0%
Very small sample
Data updated: Jul 8, 2026
Douglas Richard J.
This court
Total Decisions
Pending
Asylum Grant Rate
Pending
Denials
Pending
Other Relief Rate
Pending
No statistics yet
Data updated: Jul 8, 2026
Grant rate by nationality
| Nationality | Grant rate | Grants | Denials | Decisions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EL SALVADOR | 5.7% | 185 | 3065 | 3250 |
| HONDURAS | 5.3% | 106 | 1912 | 2018 |
| VENEZUELA | 19.2% | 307 | 1293 | 1600 |
| MEXICO | 1.2% | 17 | 1429 | 1446 |
| GUATEMALA | 6.8% | 77 | 1052 | 1129 |
| NICARAGUA | 15.9% | 91 | 483 | 574 |
| COLOMBIA | 6.1% | 24 | 368 | 392 |
| ETHIOPIA | 44.9% | 172 | 211 | 383 |
| NIGERIA | 34.3% | 127 | 243 | 370 |
| CUBA | 19.1% | 62 | 263 | 325 |
| CHINA | 42.3% | 137 | 187 | 324 |
| SOMALIA | 71.7% | 213 | 84 | 297 |
| CAMEROON | 49.7% | 147 | 149 | 296 |
| IRAN | 58.3% | 172 | 123 | 295 |
| ZIMBABWE | 38.8% | 113 | 178 | 291 |
| PAKISTAN | 32.7% | 93 | 191 | 284 |
| EGYPT | 71.6% | 184 | 73 | 257 |
| INDIA | 12.6% | 24 | 167 | 191 |
| CONGO | 54.5% | 73 | 61 | 134 |
| ERITREA | 60.5% | 75 | 49 | 124 |
| PERU | 6.6% | 8 | 114 | 122 |
| BANGLADESH | 29.9% | 35 | 82 | 117 |
| DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO | 18.6% | 21 | 92 | 113 |
| ZAIRE | 59.5% | 66 | 45 | 111 |
| AFGHANISTAN | 71.3% | 77 | 31 | 108 |
| KENYA | 20.2% | 21 | 83 | 104 |
| SUDAN | 51.9% | 54 | 50 | 104 |
| ROMANIA | 15.5% | 16 | 87 | 103 |
| JORDAN | 16.7% | 17 | 85 | 102 |
| NEPAL | 25.7% | 26 | 75 | 101 |
| TURKIYE | 68.4% | 67 | 31 | 98 |
| ALBANIA | 47.1% | 40 | 45 | 85 |
| BURUNDI | 45.0% | 36 | 44 | 80 |
| ECUADOR | 2.6% | 2 | 76 | 78 |
| RUSSIA | 68.4% | 52 | 24 | 76 |
| LIBERIA | 44.6% | 33 | 41 | 74 |
| VIETNAM | 28.4% | 19 | 48 | 67 |
| UGANDA | 29.7% | 19 | 45 | 64 |
| Former Countries | 35.6% | 21 | 38 | 59 |
| SYRIA | 54.4% | 31 | 26 | 57 |
| LAOS | 22.0% | 11 | 39 | 50 |
| IRAQ | 47.9% | 23 | 25 | 48 |
| RWANDA | 41.3% | 19 | 27 | 46 |
| SIERRA LEONE | 40.9% | 18 | 26 | 44 |
| SRI LANKA | 34.1% | 15 | 29 | 44 |
| BURMA (MYANMAR) | 42.9% | 18 | 24 | 42 |
| INDONESIA | 14.3% | 6 | 36 | 42 |
| ANGOLA | 23.7% | 9 | 29 | 38 |
| LEBANON | 38.2% | 13 | 21 | 34 |
| GUINEA | 39.4% | 13 | 20 | 33 |
| SOUTH AFRICA | 28.1% | 9 | 23 | 32 |
| HAITI | 6.5% | 2 | 29 | 31 |
| STATELESS - ALIEN UNABLE TO NAME A COUNTRY | 54.8% | 17 | 14 | 31 |
| ISRAEL | 24.1% | 7 | 22 | 29 |
| KUWAIT | 18.5% | 5 | 22 | 27 |
| ZAMBIA | 38.5% | 10 | 16 | 26 |
| UKRAINE | 66.7% | 16 | 8 | 24 |
| Former Countries | 40.9% | 9 | 13 | 22 |
| IVORY COAST (COTE D'IVOIRE) | 30.0% | 6 | 14 | 20 |
| GHANA | 26.3% | 5 | 14 | 19 |
| BELIZE | 0.0% | 0 | 18 | 18 |
| GAMBIA | 27.8% | 5 | 13 | 18 |
| PANAMA | 38.9% | 7 | 11 | 18 |
| SENEGAL | 16.7% | 3 | 15 | 18 |
| MACEDONIA | 0.0% | 0 | 16 | 16 |
| ARMENIA | 26.7% | 4 | 11 | 15 |
| SAUDI ARABIA | 26.7% | 4 | 11 | 15 |
| TOGO | 40.0% | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| BRAZIL | 21.4% | 3 | 11 | 14 |
| PHILIPPINES | 23.1% | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| AZERBAIJAN | 33.3% | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| BULGARIA | 66.7% | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| CHILE | 8.3% | 1 | 11 | 12 |
| MAURITANIA | 58.3% | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | 0.0% | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| LIBYA | 72.7% | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| UNITED KINGDOM | 81.8% | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| YEMEN | 40.0% | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| ALGERIA | 33.3% | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA | 22.2% | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| PALESTINE | 22.2% | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| POLAND | 0.0% | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| GEORGIA | 62.5% | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| KIRGHIZIA (KYRGYZSTAN) | 75.0% | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| MOROCCO | 0.0% | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| UZBEKISTAN | 50.0% | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| BOLIVIA | 0.0% | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| CAMBODIA | 14.3% | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| GABON | 0.0% | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| JAMAICA | 16.7% | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| THAILAND | 50.0% | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | 33.3% | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| CANADA | 20.0% | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| FRANCE | 80.0% | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Former Countries | 80.0% | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| HOLLAND | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| KAMPUCHEA | 40.0% | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| KAZAKHSTAN | 80.0% | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| NIGER | 40.0% | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| BOTSWANA | 25.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Data source and disclaimer
Data comes from public EOIR records. It is for informational use only, is not legal advice, and cannot predict any individual case outcome.