What is Judge Ralph Girvin's background?
EOIR's notice says that Ralph Girvin was appointed in October 2020. Judge Girvin earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1993 from the University of Texas at El Paso and a Juris Doctor in 1995 from St. Mary’s University School of Law. From 2018 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 El Paso, Texas. From 2016 to 2018, he served as an assistant U.S. attorney for the Western District of Texas. From 2000 to 2016, he served as an assistant attorney and chief of the Civil and Criminal Divisions, for the County of El Paso, Texas. From 1996 to 1999, he served as an assistant district attorney for the 34th Judicial District of Texas.
What does TRAC report about Judge Ralph Girvin'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 Ralph Girvin decided 374 asylum cases at Chaparral Immigration Court and denied 84.8 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 Ralph Girvin 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 Otero Immigration Court. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.