Immigration judge

Peterson, William C.

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

29.9%

334 decisions

Grant rate, last 12 months on record

29.6%

108 decisions · 12 months ending April 2005

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%Feb 2003Jul 2003Dec 2003May 2004Oct 2004Apr 2005Month each 12-month window ends29.6%26.8% — 12 months ending Feb 2003 (56 decisions)23.9% — 12 months ending Mar 2003 (71 decisions)26.2% — 12 months ending Apr 2003 (84 decisions)26.0% — 12 months ending May 2003 (96 decisions)27.6% — 12 months ending Jun 2003 (105 decisions)28.8% — 12 months ending Jul 2003 (111 decisions)28.7% — 12 months ending Aug 2003 (122 decisions)31.7% — 12 months ending Sep 2003 (123 decisions)34.6% — 12 months ending Oct 2003 (127 decisions)35.0% — 12 months ending Nov 2003 (123 decisions)34.9% — 12 months ending Dec 2003 (129 decisions)33.3% — 12 months ending Jan 2004 (141 decisions)33.6% — 12 months ending Feb 2004 (140 decisions)34.3% — 12 months ending Mar 2004 (143 decisions)32.4% — 12 months ending Apr 2004 (142 decisions)32.9% — 12 months ending May 2004 (140 decisions)29.6% — 12 months ending Jun 2004 (142 decisions)27.9% — 12 months ending Jul 2004 (147 decisions)26.4% — 12 months ending Aug 2004 (144 decisions)25.3% — 12 months ending Sep 2004 (146 decisions)24.8% — 12 months ending Oct 2004 (137 decisions)26.4% — 12 months ending Nov 2004 (144 decisions)26.2% — 12 months ending Dec 2004 (141 decisions)25.0% — 12 months ending Jan 2005 (132 decisions)24.4% — 12 months ending Feb 2005 (123 decisions)29.2% — 12 months ending Mar 2005 (113 decisions)29.6% — 12 months ending Apr 2005 (108 decisions)

5 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
April 20057Not reported
March 20058Not reported
February 20052Not reported
January 200510Not reported
December 20048Not reported
November 200411Not reported
October 200411Not reported
September 200411Not reported
August 20048Not reported
July 200411Not reported
June 200411Not reported
May 200410Not reported
April 200412Not reported
March 200418Not reported
February 200411Not reported
January 200419Not reported
December 200311Not reported
November 20034Not reported
October 200320Not reported
September 20039Not reported
August 200311Not reported
July 20036Not reported
June 20039Not reported
May 200312Not 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.

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