What is Judge Paul Habich's background?
EOIR's notice says that Paul Habich was appointed in April 2017. Judge Habich earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2004 from The University of Wisconsin–Madison and a Juris Doctor in 2008 from the Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law. From June 2009 to March 2017, he served as an assistant chief counsel for the Office of Chief Counsel, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security. From 2008 to 2009, he was an associate attorney with the law firm Lathrop & Clark LLP, in Madison, Wis. From 1996 through 2000, he served in the U.S. Marine Corps.
What does TRAC report about Judge Paul Habich'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 Paul Habich decided 772 asylum cases at Phoenix Immigration Court and denied 80.8 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 Paul Habich 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 Phoenix Immigration Court. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.