The Honorable Immigration Judge Robert Arrambide
Houston — Greenspoint Park, TX Immigration Court
Appointed November 2023 · President Joe Biden → Attorney General Merrick Garland
2 years on the immigration bench
Appointed under a Democratic administration
Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Robert Arrambide earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1984 from the University of North Texas and a Juris Doctor in 1988 from Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law. From 2019 to 2023 he was in private practice in Sherman, Texas, specializing in criminal law; from 2005 to 2019 he was an assistant federal public defender for the Eastern District of Texas, Sherman Division; from 1996 to 2005 he was an assistant U.S. attorney for the Western District of Texas, Del Rio Division; and from 1992 to 1996 he was an assistant federal public defender for the Western District of Texas, Del Rio Division. From 1989 to 1992 he served as a judge advocate in the U.S. Navy. He is a member of the State Bar of Texas.
Caseload & process (since 2021)
27
Completions per year
27 total
11.1%
Detained at decision
share of cases
9.1 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
0%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
0%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
—
Appeals remanded or reversed
This judge has no asylum decisions on the merits in this period (since 2021).
Representation comparison unavailable.
Courts where this judge has decided cases
Hearing locations for cases this judge completed since 2021, by number of decisions.
Many judges hear cases from more than one court (detained facilities, video dockets, or reassignments).