Immigration judge

Benton, Jimmie Lee

Houston - Smith Street Immigration Court

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These figures are not current

Captured September 18, 2026 — about 0 months ago. Decisions made since then are not included.

Lifetime grant rate

33.5%

185 decisions

Grant rate, last 12 months on record

30.0%

65 decisions · 12 months ending February 2006

11.7%

Court lifetime average

Grant-rate trend

Each point is the grant rate across the 12 months ending in that month — a rolling window, not a single month on its own. A point appears only where those 12 months hold at least 25 decisions. A rolling window covers a much shorter span than the lifetime figure above, so the two can differ materially; both are correct measures of different periods.

0%25%50%75%100%May 2002Jun 2003Mar 2004Dec 2004Feb 2006Month each 12-month window ends30.0%36.4% — 12 months ending May 2002 (33 decisions)31.6% — 12 months ending Jun 2002 (38 decisions)27.0% — 12 months ending Jul 2002 (37 decisions)32.4% — 12 months ending Aug 2002 (37 decisions)34.2% — 12 months ending Oct 2002 (38 decisions)36.8% — 12 months ending Jun 2003 (38 decisions)36.8% — 12 months ending Jan 2004 (38 decisions)36.8% — 12 months ending Feb 2004 (38 decisions)31.9% — 12 months ending Mar 2004 (47 decisions)32.7% — 12 months ending Apr 2004 (49 decisions)34.6% — 12 months ending May 2004 (52 decisions)34.6% — 12 months ending Jun 2004 (52 decisions)39.5% — 12 months ending Jul 2004 (43 decisions)46.2% — 12 months ending Aug 2004 (39 decisions)48.8% — 12 months ending Sep 2004 (43 decisions)42.6% — 12 months ending Oct 2004 (47 decisions)38.8% — 12 months ending Nov 2004 (49 decisions)31.7% — 12 months ending Dec 2004 (60 decisions)31.1% — 12 months ending Jan 2005 (61 decisions)33.8% — 12 months ending Feb 2005 (65 decisions)35.9% — 12 months ending Mar 2005 (64 decisions)33.8% — 12 months ending Apr 2005 (71 decisions)28.0% — 12 months ending May 2005 (75 decisions)24.4% — 12 months ending Jun 2005 (86 decisions)20.0% — 12 months ending Jul 2005 (90 decisions)20.9% — 12 months ending Aug 2005 (91 decisions)19.5% — 12 months ending Sep 2005 (87 decisions)20.7% — 12 months ending Nov 2005 (82 decisions)21.5% — 12 months ending Dec 2005 (79 decisions)23.2% — 12 months ending Jan 2006 (69 decisions)30.0% — 12 months ending Feb 2006 (70 decisions)

The line is broken where this record has no decisions for several months. It is left open rather than joined, because joining it would imply decisions that were never recorded.

15 months are not plotted: the 12 months ending there held fewer than 25 decisions.

Same judge name at other courts

This record covers one court only. The same judge name also appears at the courts below, with separate statistics.

Monthly decisions

Showing the most recent 24 months on record. Months with no decisions are not listed.

Decisions and grant rate by month for this judge
MonthDecisionsGrant rate
February 20066Not reported
January 20062Not reported
December 20051Not reported
November 20051Not reported
September 20051Not reported
August 20053Not reported
July 20059Not reported
June 200514Not reported
May 20058Not reported
April 200510Not reported
March 200510Not reported
February 20055Not reported
January 20055Not reported
December 200412Not reported
November 20044Not reported
October 20046Not reported
September 20045Not reported
August 20042Not reported
July 20045Not reported
June 20043Not reported
May 20044Not reported
April 20043Not reported
March 200411Not reported
February 20041Not reported

Source and method

These figures come from case data released by the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) under the Freedom of Information Act, published by the Deportation Data Project. Imigrar did not produce or estimate them.

Captured on September 18, 2026, about 0 months ago, so it is out of date. The record covers decisions from October 1997 through July 2026; nothing filed or decided after July 2026 appears here.

Grant rates are historical aggregates. They describe decisions already made. They do not predict the outcome of any individual case, and no figure on this page should be read as a forecast of what will happen in yours.

This page is informational only and is not legal advice. Reading it does not create an attorney-client relationship. Only the official EOIR record is authoritative.

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