What is Judge Billy Sapp's background?
EOIR's notice says that Billy Sapp was appointed in November 2018. Judge Sapp earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1997 from Emory University and a Juris Doctor in 2001 from the University of Houston Law Center. From 2002 to 2018, he served as an assistant chief counsel and senior attorney with the Office of the Chief Counsel, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in Baltimore.
What does TRAC report about Judge Billy Sapp'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 Billy Sapp decided 415 asylum cases at Conroe Immigration Court and denied 77.1 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 Billy Sapp 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 Conroe Immigration Court. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.