# Mark Evans

Immigration Judge · [Conroe Immigration Court](/kyj/court/tx/conroe-immigration-court)

## Mark Evans at a glance

Current role

Immigration Judge

Court

[Conroe Immigration Court](/kyj/court/tx/conroe-immigration-court)

Jurisdiction

Texas · Federal

Historical EOIR data

## Outcomes at a glance

Total outcomes

4,286

Relief granted

121 2.8%

Denied / removal ordered

3,144 73.4%

Other / procedural

1,021 23.8%

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

## Biography

### Professional career

- 1997–2018: Assistant chief counsel, senior attorney, and deputy chief counsel, ICE Office of Chief Counsel, Houston
- 1996–1997: Assistant district attorney, Fort Bend County, TX
- 1987–1991: Assistant district attorney, Harris County, TX
- Current role: Immigration Judge, Conroe Immigration Court, Texas

### Education

- in, University of Houston Law Center — J.D. (1987)
- B.A. in 1982, University of Texas at Arlington

### Additional information

- 1994–1996: Private practice, Houston.
- 1991–1994: Attorney, Driscolland Lacey, Houston.
- State Bar of Texas.
- Most common respondent nationalities: Mexico (14.9%), El Salvador (14.2%), Honduras (12.7%), Nicaragua (11.9%), Colombia (6.7%).
- Representation: 51% of respondents represented by counsel (national average 81%).
- Denial rates vary by judge due to case mix, detention status, nationality, and policy environment, not just judicial philosophy.
- Evans’s record is within the national range but higher than the Conroe court average in denials.
- For full case‐by‐case data, see the Executive Office for Immigration Review’s public judge reports and TRAC’s immigration judge database.

## Sources

Identity source checked October 6, 2026 .

### DOJ EOIR current immigration judge directory

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[Public Records & Data Use](/public-records-data-use) · [Corrections policy](/corrections)

## Courtroom rules

[Official EOIR hearing and filing instructions](https://www.justice.gov/eoir/policy-manual-eoir)