What is Judge Christopher Schumann's background?
EOIR's notice says that Christopher Schumann was appointed in October 2020. Judge Schumann earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1993 from Arizona State University, a Juris Doctor in 1999 from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, and a Master of Laws in 2005 from the Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School. From 2000 to 2020, he was an attorney and a military judge with the U.S. Air Force in the following locations: Yokota Air Base, Japan; Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama; The Pentagon, District of Columbia; Misawa Air Base, Japan; Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada; Royal Air Force, Lakenheath, England; and Travis Air Force Base, California. In October 2020, he retired as a colonel from the U.S. Air Force, having last served as the chief circuit military judge for the Western Circuit.
What does TRAC report about Judge Christopher Schumann'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 Christopher Schumann decided 763 asylum cases at Houston - Gessner Immigration Court and denied 83.9 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 Christopher Schumann 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.