# Albert Charanza Immigration Judge · [Chicago Immigration Court](/kyj/court/il/chicago-immigration-court) Last updated October 7, 2026 ## Albert Charanza at a glance Current role Immigration Judge Court [Chicago Immigration Court](/kyj/court/il/chicago-immigration-court) Jurisdiction Illinois · Federal Judicial service Active Historical EOIR data ## Outcomes at a glance Total outcomes 97 Relief granted 1 1.0% Denied / removal ordered 86 88.7% Other / procedural 10 10.3% National comparison for this selection: 9,249,024 outcomes; 10.0% relief granted; 52.0% denied / removal ordered; 38.0% other / procedural. Methodology and sources These are proceeding outcomes, not asylum application statistics. Completion years use EOIR COMP_DATE; 2026 contains partial-year data. Relief granted, denied / removal ordered and other / procedural exhaust the recorded outcomes. Groups of one are included. Historical outcomes do not establish a current assignment. Counts describe recorded cases and do not predict an individual's result. [Official EOIR case data](https://fileshare.eoir.justice.gov/EOIR%20Case%20Data.zip) · Source date: Tue, 01 Sep 2026 14:14:27 GMT ## Biography ### Professional career - Albert J. Charanza Jr. is a newly appointed U.S. Immigration Judge serving at the Chicago, Illinois Immigration Court, beginning cases in July 2026 - Aug 2022-Jun 2026: Assistant District Attorney, Parker County District Attorney's Office, Weatherford, Texas - assistant district attorney with the Parker County District Attorney’s Office in Weatherford, Texas (August 2022–June 2026) - criminal defense attorney in federal and state courts for Charanza Law Office PC in Lufkin, Texas (April 2003–July 2022) - Apr 2003-Jul 2022: Criminal defense attorney, Charanza Law Office PC, Lufkin, Texas - Private practice: Charanza Law Office PC, Lufkin, TX (2003–2022) - assistant district attorney for the Angelina County District Attorney’s Office in Lufkin, Texas (October 1998–March 2003) - Oct 1998-Mar 2003: Assistant District Attorney, Angelina County District Attorney's Office, Lufkin - From July 1996 to September 1998, he was a civil litigation attorney for Fenley & Bate LLP in Lufkin, Texas - Jul 1996-Sep 1998: Civil litigation attorney, Fenley & Bate LLP, Lufkin - Jan 1993-Jun 1996: Active-duty U.S. Marine Corps judge advocate, Camp Lejeune - U.S. Marine Corps Reserve: Judge advocate (1993–1996), later intelligence officer, staff judge advocate, and trial advocacy instructor; retired Lt ### Education - B.S. — University of Texas, Austin, and a Doctor of Jurisprudence in 1992 from South Texas College of Law, Houston (1987) ### Additional information - Later Marine Corps Reserve service including intelligence/legal roles and trial advocacy instruction; retired as lieutenant colonel in Jun 2016 after 25 years of service - In June 2016, Judge Charanza retired as a lieutenant colonel from the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve after 25 years of service. - From January 1993 to June 1996, he served on active duty as a judge advocate at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. - After active duty, he continued serving in the Marine Corps Reserve as an intelligence officer and served in the Reserve Legal Support Section in various roles including as a staff judge advocate, and as a trial advocacy instructor, at the Naval Justice School in Newport, Rhode Island. - His appointment is recent, so no asylum grant rates or decision statistics are available yet - Judge Charanza is a member of the State Bar of Texas. ## Sources Identity source checked August 19, 2026 . Biography sources checked August 19, 2026 . ### DOJ EOIR current immigration judge directory Identity source · HTML · Source checked August 19, 2026 ### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 2.1 - Delivery and Receipt Courtwide source · HTML · Source checked July 30, 2026 ### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 2.3 - Documents ### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 3.10 - Interpreters ### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 3.11 - Courtroom Decorum ### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 3.12 - Electronic Devices ### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 3.15 - Individual Calendar Hearing ### Find an Immigration Court and Access Internet-Based Hearings ### Current EOIR official staff directory Current EOIR Official Staff Directory source · HTML · Source checked October 7, 2026 [Public Records & Data Use](/public-records-data-use) · [Corrections policy](/corrections)