What is Judge Paul Hable's background?
EOIR's notice says that Paul Hable was appointed in March 2019. Judge Hable earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2000 from the University of Arizona, and a Juris Doctor in 2002 from St. Mary’s School of Law. From 2015 to 2019, he served as an assistant U.S. attorney in the Eastern District of Texas. From 2003 to 2015, he served as an assistant district attorney in the Criminal District Attorney Offices of Navarro County and Johnson County, Texas.
What does TRAC report about Judge Paul Hable'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 Hable decided 226 asylum cases at Los Fresnos Immigration Court and denied 85.0 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 Hable 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 Port Isabel Immigration Court. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.