What is Judge Julian Castaneda's background?
EOIR's notice says that Julian Castaneda was appointed in October 2018. Judge Castaneda earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1997 from the University of Texas at San Antonio and a Juris Doctor in 2005 from the University of South Dakota School of Law. From 2016 to 2018, he served as an assistant U.S. attorney at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas in Laredo, Texas. From 2014 to 2016, he was an assistant district attorney with the Starr County District Attorney’s Office in Rio Grande City, Texas. From 2013 to 2014, he was an assistant county attorney in Starr County. From 2011 to 2012, he was an assistant district attorney with the Starr County District Attorney’s Office in Rio Grande City, Texas.
What does TRAC report about Judge Julian Castaneda'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 Julian Castaneda decided 192 asylum cases at Harlingen Immigration Court and denied 44.8 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 Julian Castaneda 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 Harlingen Immigration Court. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.