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Immigration judge

Law, Philip S.

Houston - Smith Street Immigration Court

How current these figures are

Captured October 23, 2026 — 13 days ago. Decisions made since then are not included.

Houston - Smith Street Immigration Court

1,097

Lifetime decisions on record

Grant rate, last 12 months on record

40.9%

66 decisions · 12 months ending February 2011

1.1%

FY2026 court 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%Nov 2007Jun 2008Jan 2009Aug 2009Mar 2010Feb 2011Month each 12-month window ends40.9%37.1% — 12 months ending Nov 2007 (140 decisions)37.6% — 12 months ending Dec 2007 (141 decisions)36.4% — 12 months ending Jan 2008 (132 decisions)38.0% — 12 months ending Feb 2008 (121 decisions)37.8% — 12 months ending Mar 2008 (111 decisions)42.9% — 12 months ending Apr 2008 (98 decisions)43.5% — 12 months ending May 2008 (92 decisions)45.3% — 12 months ending Jun 2008 (95 decisions)45.9% — 12 months ending Jul 2008 (98 decisions)47.3% — 12 months ending Aug 2008 (91 decisions)50.6% — 12 months ending Sep 2008 (81 decisions)50.0% — 12 months ending Oct 2008 (86 decisions)59.3% — 12 months ending Nov 2008 (81 decisions)61.2% — 12 months ending Jan 2009 (80 decisions)56.4% — 12 months ending Feb 2009 (94 decisions)60.2% — 12 months ending Mar 2009 (103 decisions)62.6% — 12 months ending Apr 2009 (107 decisions)61.0% — 12 months ending May 2009 (105 decisions)58.4% — 12 months ending Jun 2009 (101 decisions)60.0% — 12 months ending Jul 2009 (95 decisions)57.4% — 12 months ending Aug 2009 (94 decisions)58.9% — 12 months ending Sep 2009 (95 decisions)58.6% — 12 months ending Oct 2009 (87 decisions)55.3% — 12 months ending Nov 2009 (85 decisions)55.9% — 12 months ending Jan 2010 (93 decisions)61.2% — 12 months ending Feb 2010 (80 decisions)56.5% — 12 months ending Mar 2010 (69 decisions)52.4% — 12 months ending Apr 2010 (63 decisions)51.6% — 12 months ending May 2010 (64 decisions)53.8% — 12 months ending Jun 2010 (65 decisions)53.7% — 12 months ending Jul 2010 (67 decisions)54.4% — 12 months ending Aug 2010 (68 decisions)52.2% — 12 months ending Sep 2010 (69 decisions)56.0% — 12 months ending Oct 2010 (75 decisions)51.2% — 12 months ending Nov 2010 (80 decisions)40.9% — 12 months ending Feb 2011 (66 decisions)

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

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 20114Not reported
November 201011Not reported
October 201011Not reported
September 20105Not reported
August 20108Not reported
July 20106Not reported
June 20106Not reported
May 20105Not reported
April 20105Not reported
March 20105Not reported
February 20103Not reported
January 201015Not reported
November 20096Not reported
October 20095Not reported
September 20094Not reported
August 20097Not reported
July 20094Not reported
June 20095Not reported
May 20094Not reported
April 200911Not reported
March 200916Not reported
February 200916Not reported
January 20097Not reported
November 20088Not reported

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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 October 23, 2026, 13 days ago. The record covers decisions from April 1999 through February 2011; nothing filed or decided after February 2011 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.

Open the source data — Deportation Data Project

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