# Justin Howard Immigration Judge · [Kansas City Immigration Court](/kyj/court/mo/kansas-city-immigration-court) Last updated October 7, 2026 ## Justin Howard at a glance Current role Immigration Judge Court [Kansas City Immigration Court](/kyj/court/mo/kansas-city-immigration-court) Jurisdiction Missouri · Federal Judicial service Active Historical EOIR data ## Outcomes at a glance Total outcomes 13,687 Relief granted 616 4.5% Denied / removal ordered 8,035 58.7% Other / procedural 5,036 36.8% 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 TRAC reports 879 asylum decisions for FY 2021 - 2026. Asylum was granted in 178 (20.3%) and denied in 622 (70.8%); 79 received other relief. [Explore analytics](#analytics) Asylum decisions · separate dataset Loading asylum decisions… ## Biography ### Professional career - Justin W. Howard was selected as an Immigration Judge by Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch and began hearing cases in June 2016 - He also worked in private practice as an associate at Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP, specializing in environmental and toxic tort litigation, and began his career as a prosecutor in the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office ### Education - American University, Washington College of Law in — J.D. (2002) - Bachelor of Arts in Spanish and Latin American Studies from Kansas State University in 1998 ### Additional information - From fiscal years 2020 through the first 11 months of 2025, Judge Howard decided 870 asylum claims on their merits, granting asylum in 169 cases, granting other forms of relief in 19 cases, and denying relief in 682 cases. - Before his judicial appointment, he held the role of Assistant Chief Counsel for the Office of Chief Counsel at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), where he litigated immigration cases, investigated human-rights violations, and advised agents on federal criminal investigations. - Judge Howard presides at the Kansas City Immigration Court, which operates under the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) within the Department of Justice. - He is a member of the Florida, Kansas, and Missouri Bars ## 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 [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.