What is Judge David Evans's background?
EOIR's notice says that David Evans was appointed in March 2020. Judge Evans earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1993 from the University of California, Davis and a Juris Doctor in 1993 from the University of Dayton School of Law. From 2016 to 2020, he served as an administrative law judge, Office of Administrative Law Judge, State of Montana, Department of Public Health and Human Services, Child Support Enforcement Division, in Helena. From 2015 to 2016, he served as an administrative law judge for the Montana Department of Labor and Industry, in Helena. From 1994 to 2015, he was in private practice, in Vancouver, Washington.
What does TRAC report about Judge David Evans'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 David Evans decided 102 asylum cases at Portland Immigration Court and denied 65.7 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 David Evans 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 Portland Immigration Court. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.