# Demetrius Cheeks Immigration Judge · [Houston - Jefferson Street Immigration Court](/kyj/court/tx/houston-jefferson-street-immigration-court) Last updated October 7, 2026 ## Demetrius Cheeks at a glance Current role Immigration Judge Court [Houston - Jefferson Street Immigration Court](/kyj/court/tx/houston-jefferson-street-immigration-court) Current assignment [Houston - Jefferson Street Immigration Court](/kyj/court/tx/houston-jefferson-street-immigration-court) Jurisdiction Texas · Federal Judicial service Active Historical EOIR data ## Outcomes at a glance Total outcomes 48 Relief granted 0 0.0% Denied / removal ordered 43 89.6% Other / procedural 5 10.4% 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 - Demetrius Tavares Cheeks is an Immigration Judge assigned to the Houston, Texas Immigration Court, appointed in July 2026 to begin hearing cases - Appointed: July 2026 under the Trump administration, with Attorney General Pamela Bondi noted in the EOIR announcement - a hearing officer at the U.S. Coast Guard Hearing Office in Washington, D.C — June 2021–December 2024 - a staff attorney for the U.S. Coast Guard, Eighth Coast Guard District in New Orleans — February 2006–June 2013 ### Education - B.S. in 2001, Southern University at New Orleans J.D. in 2004, Southern University Law Center ### Additional information - a senior attorney at the U.S. Coast Guard Counterintelligence Service in Washington, D.C — July 2019–June 2021 - chief, Command Services Division for the U.S. Coast Guard Legal Services Command in Alameda, Judge, 37 Immigration Judges, and 4 Temporary Immigration Judges California — June 2016–July 2019 - principal legal advisor at the U.S. Coast Guard Intelligence Coordination Center in Washington, D.C (June 2013–June 2016) - a logistics officer at U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Juan in San Juan, Puerto Rico — June 2010–June 2013 - As a newly appointed judge, no prior case records exist - EOIR will release statistics once his docket is populated. - Notable nationality breakdown: Mexico (10 cases, 0% grant), Cuba (6, 0%), Guatemala (6, 0%). - Judge Cheeks is a member of the State Bar of Texas. - Bar membership: State Bar of Texas. ## Sources Identity source checked August 19, 2026 . Biography sources checked October 10, 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) ## 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.