# Christopher Raish Ford Immigration Judge · [Orlando Immigration Court](/kyj/court/fl/orlando-immigration-court) Last updated October 25, 2026 ## Christopher Raish Ford at a glance Current role Immigration Judge Court [Orlando Immigration Court](/kyj/court/fl/orlando-immigration-court) Jurisdiction Florida · Federal Judicial service Active Historical EOIR data ## Outcomes at a glance Total outcomes 168 Relief granted 3 1.8% Denied / removal ordered 153 91.1% Other / procedural 12 7.1% 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 Asylum decisions and other statistics ## Analytics Published EOIR records include 129 asylum outcomes associated with this judge. Asylum was granted in 1 (0.8%) and denied in 128 (99.2%); 0 were other or procedural outcomes. [Explore analytics](#analytics) ## Biography ### Professional career - counsel for the Immigration Law and Practice Division with the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor (OPLA), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in Orlando, Florida (January 2026–May 2026) - assistant chief counsel with OPLA, ICE, in Laredo, Texas (March 2023–January 2026) - assistant regional counsel with the Office of the General Counsel, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in New York, New York (July 2019–March 2023) - attorney advisor with the Departmental Appeals Board, HHS, in Washington, D.C. From November 2014 to October 2016, he served as an attorney advisor with the Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals, HHS, in Arlington, Virginia (October 2016–July 2019) ### Education - Washington and Lee University School of Law — J.D. (2012) - Bachelor of Science in Crime, Law, & Justice in 2008 from Pennsylvania State University ### Additional information - Christopher R. Ford was appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in May 2026. - Judge Ford is a member of the New Jersey State Bar and the Pennsylvania Bar. ## 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) ## Service record and verification - [Orlando Immigration Court](/kyj/court/fl/orlando-immigration-court) · Immigration Judge · Current · present - [Orlando Immigration Court](/kyj/court/fl/orlando-immigration-court) · Immigration Judge · Historical or current service unconfirmed ## Published courtroom rules ### Shared court rules - [EOIR Practice Manual 2.1 — Delivery and Receipt](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-c9195b4f0bba01a19aa8df41) — Immigration Court proceedings only, not BIA or OCAHO. Preserve chapter-specific proceeding limits. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.justice.gov/eoir/policy-manual-eoir/part-II/icpm/chapter-2-1). Collected 2026-10-27. - [EOIR Practice Manual 3.11 — Courtroom Decorum](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-8d8e8e8bf80478864645291a) — Immigration Court proceedings only, not BIA or OCAHO. Preserve chapter-specific proceeding limits. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.justice.gov/eoir/policy-manual-eoir/part-II/icpm/chapter-3-11). Collected 2026-10-27. - [EOIR Practice Manual 2.3 — Documents](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-53ee093be24c18a5d1a93046) — Immigration Court proceedings only, not BIA or OCAHO. Preserve chapter-specific proceeding limits. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.justice.gov/eoir/policy-manual-eoir/part-II/icpm/chapter-2-3). Collected 2026-10-27.