What is Judge Kiera Parikh's background?
EOIR's notice says that Kiera Parikh was appointed in March 2026. Judge Parikh earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2001 from Columbia University and a Juris Doctorate in 2006 from the University of Houston. From 2015 to 2026, she served as an associate division counsel with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the Houston Division. From 2009 to 2015, she served as an assistant general counsel with the FBI Office of General Counsel, National Security Law Branch in Washington, D.C. In 2008, she served as a special assistant U.S. attorney with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia.
What does TRAC report about Judge Kiera Parikh'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 Kiera Parikh decided 152 asylum cases at Houston Immigration Court and denied 98.7 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 Kiera Parikh 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 - Jefferson Street Immigration Court. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.