What is Judge Joshua Osborn's background?
EOIR's notice says that Joshua Osborn was appointed in October 2020. Judge Osborn earned a Bachelor of Science in 2004 from Arizona State University and a Juris Doctor in 2008 from the University of Kansas, School of Law. From 2016 to 2020, he served as an assistant chief counsel, Office of Chief Counsel, Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in Los Angeles (Adelanto). From 2009 to 2016, he served as a deputy county attorney in the Arizona counties of Graham, Apache, and Navajo.
What does TRAC report about Judge Joshua Osborn'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 Joshua Osborn decided 581 asylum cases at Houston - Greenspoint Immigration Court and denied 89.8 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 Joshua Osborn 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 - Greenspoint Park Immigration Court. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.