What is Judge Saul Greenstein's background?
TRAC reports that Saul Greenstein was appointed in October 2010. Judge Greenstein received a bachelor of arts degree in 1994 from Brooklyn College and a juris doctorate in 1997 from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. From 2004 to October 2010, he worked as a trial attorney, Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, D.C. From 1999 to 2004, Judge Greenstein was an assistant chief counsel, Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Newark, N.J. From 1997 to 1999, he served in the Attorney General's Honors Program, DOJ, Executive Office for Immigration Review, both in the Newark Immigration Court as a judicial law clerk and in the New York Immigration Court as an attorney advisor. Judge Greenstein is a member of the New Jersey and New York State Bars.
What does TRAC report about Judge Saul Greenstein'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 Saul Greenstein decided 844 asylum cases at Houston Immigration Court and denied 86.3 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 Saul Greenstein 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.