What is Judge Andrew X. Stawar's background?
EOIR's notice says that Andrew X. Stawar was appointed in November 2024. Judge Stawar earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2002 from New College of Florida and a Juris Doctor in 2005 from the Washington College of Law, American University. From 2020 to 2024, he served as an assistant chief counsel with the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in Houston. From 2017 to 2020, he served as a supervisory immigration services officer at the Houston Field Office, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), DHS. From 2013 to 2017, he served in various roles, including asylum officer, senior asylum officer, and asylum officer (training), at the Houston Asylum Office, USCIS, DHS. From 2010 to 2013, he was the supervising immigration attorney at the nonprofit Pisgah Legal Services, headquartered in Asheville, North Carolina.
What does TRAC report about Judge Andrew X. Stawar's asylum decisions?
TRAC, a research center that began at Syracuse University, reports that for FY 2021 - 2026 (data covers the first 9 months of fiscal year 2026), Judge Andrew X. Stawar decided 583 asylum cases at Houston - Gessner Immigration Court and denied 90.4 percent, based on its report of Aug 27, 2026. These are past figures for one court. They do not predict your case, which turns on your facts, evidence, nationality and representation, and TRAC cautions against simple comparisons between judges at different courts. Read the full report at TRAC, and talk to a lawyer about your own case.
What the official record establishes
The source lists the name Andrew X. Stawar in 1 alphabetical row. The recorded title is Immigration Judge. The record is not an appointment history or an employment certification.
Dated court associations
EOIR’s court-specific tables associate this entry with Houston - S. Gessner Road Immigration Court. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.