What is Judge Sam Brown's background?
EOIR's notice says that Sam Brown was appointed in March 2019. Judge Brown earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1999 from Emory University and a Juris Doctor in 2005 from Mercer University School of Law. From 2005 to 2007, he served as a gun crime prosecutor for Project Safe Neighborhoods in the Macon, Georgia, Judicial Circuit. From 2007 to 2008, he served as an assistant district attorney in the Dublin, Georgia, Judicial Circuit. From 2008 to 2011, he served as an assistant district attorney in the Stone Mountain, Georgia, Judicial Circuit. From 2011 to 2019, he served as an assistant U.S. attorney in the Southern District of Texas.
What does TRAC report about Judge Sam Brown'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 Sam Brown decided 1010 asylum cases at Houston Immigration Court and denied 95.9 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 Sam Brown 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.