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Immigration judge

Paxton, David M.

Houston - S. Gessner Road Immigration Court

How current these figures are

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

Houston - S. Gessner Road Immigration Court

822

Lifetime decisions on record

Grant rate, last 12 months on record

1.7%

518 decisions · 12 months ending September 2026

0.7%

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 2023Jun 2024Jan 2025Aug 2025Sep 2026Month each 12-month window ends1.7%5.9% — 12 months ending Nov 2023 (51 decisions)4.6% — 12 months ending Dec 2023 (65 decisions)4.1% — 12 months ending Jan 2024 (73 decisions)3.7% — 12 months ending Feb 2024 (81 decisions)3.7% — 12 months ending Mar 2024 (82 decisions)3.3% — 12 months ending Apr 2024 (92 decisions)2.9% — 12 months ending May 2024 (103 decisions)3.4% — 12 months ending Jun 2024 (116 decisions)3.4% — 12 months ending Jul 2024 (116 decisions)1.7% — 12 months ending Aug 2024 (119 decisions)0.8% — 12 months ending Sep 2024 (120 decisions)0.8% — 12 months ending Oct 2024 (126 decisions)0.8% — 12 months ending Nov 2024 (125 decisions)0.8% — 12 months ending Dec 2024 (118 decisions)0.8% — 12 months ending Jan 2025 (118 decisions)0.8% — 12 months ending Feb 2025 (121 decisions)4.3% — 12 months ending Mar 2025 (139 decisions)3.9% — 12 months ending Apr 2025 (154 decisions)7.4% — 12 months ending May 2025 (163 decisions)7.8% — 12 months ending Jul 2025 (141 decisions)7.2% — 12 months ending Aug 2025 (152 decisions)7.1% — 12 months ending Sep 2025 (154 decisions)6.9% — 12 months ending Oct 2025 (159 decisions)7.1% — 12 months ending Nov 2025 (155 decisions)7.0% — 12 months ending Dec 2025 (158 decisions)6.6% — 12 months ending Jan 2026 (182 decisions)5.7% — 12 months ending Feb 2026 (210 decisions)3.0% — 12 months ending Mar 2026 (230 decisions)3.1% — 12 months ending Apr 2026 (228 decisions)0.3% — 12 months ending May 2026 (295 decisions)1.1% — 12 months ending Jun 2026 (363 decisions)1.9% — 12 months ending Jul 2026 (416 decisions)1.8% — 12 months ending Aug 2026 (449 decisions)1.7% — 12 months ending Sep 2026 (518 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
September 2026831.2%
August 2026550.0%
July 2026547.4%
June 2026684.4%
May 2026870.0%
April 202623Not reported
March 2026400.0%
February 2026390.0%
January 2026323.1%
December 202510Not reported
November 20254Not reported
October 202523Not reported
September 202514Not reported
August 202522Not reported
July 20251Not reported
May 202520Not reported
April 2025250.0%
March 202520Not reported
February 202511Not reported
January 20258Not reported
December 20247Not reported
November 20248Not reported
October 202418Not reported
September 202412Not 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 March 2023 through September 2026; nothing filed or decided after September 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.

Open the source data — Deportation Data Project

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