# Geoffrey Hoffman

Immigration Judge · [Houston - S. Gessner Road Immigration Court](/kyj/court/tx/houston-s-gessner-road-immigration-court)

Last updated October 7, 2026

## Geoffrey Hoffman at a glance

Current role

Immigration Judge

Court

[Houston - S. Gessner Road Immigration Court](/kyj/court/tx/houston-s-gessner-road-immigration-court)

Jurisdiction

Texas · Federal

Judicial service

Active

Historical EOIR data

## Outcomes at a glance

Total outcomes

7,487

Relief granted

170 2.3%

Denied / removal ordered

4,153 55.5%

Other / procedural

3,164 42.3%

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

Asylum decisions and other statistics

## Analytics

Published EOIR records include 807 asylum outcomes associated with this judge. Asylum was granted in 122 (15.1%) and denied in 685 (84.9%); 0 were other or procedural outcomes. [Explore analytics](#analytics)

## Biography

### Professional career

- Geoffrey A. Hoffman is an Immigration Judge appointed in August 2022 to the Houston–S. Gessner Road Immigration Court in Texas
- Appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland under President Joe Biden, as announced in EOIR’s August 5, 2022 notice
- Professional experience: Director, Immigration Clinic, University of Houston Law Center (2009–2022) Immigration attorney, Kurzban, Kurzban, Weinger & Tetzeli PA, Miami (2004–2009) Judicial law clerk, Hon. Paul V. Gadola, U.S. District Court, E.D. Michigan (1998–2000)

### Education

- B.A., Columbia College, Columbia University (1991) J.D., Tulane University School of Law (1997) M.L., Harvard Law School (2004)

### Additional information

- Representation: 73% of respondents represented by counsel.

## 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

### Find an Immigration Court and Access Internet-Based Hearings

Judge Specific source · HTML · Source checked September 14, 2026

### 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.