# Paul J. Hornick Paul J. Hornick was appointed as a temporary immigration judge to begin hearing cases in May 2026. Judge Hornick earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2000 from the State University of New York at Oswego and a Juris Doctor in 2004 from Nova Southeastern University, Shapard Broad College of Law. From July 2022 to April 2026, he was an assistant district attorney general at the 3rd Judicial District Attorney General’s Office in Rogersville, Tennessee. From September 2015 to June 2022, he was a senior deputy district attorney with the Madera County District Attorney’s Office in Madera, California. From March 2014 to May 2025, he served as a judge advocate in the U.S. Army Reserve in the following positions: special victim counsel regional coordinator at Mountain View, California (2014-2015), command judge advocate at the Sierra Army Depot in Herlong, California (2019-2022), brigade judge advocate at Kansas City, Missouri (2022-2025). He most recently served as a judge advocate in the U.S. Army Reserve with the 1st Legal Operations Detachment at Joint Base San Antonio, Texas. Judge Hornick is a member of the Tennessee Bar. Immigration Judge · [Memphis Immigration Court](/kyj/court/tn/memphis-immigration-court) Last updated October 25, 2026 ## Paul J. Hornick at a glance Current role Immigration Judge Court [Memphis Immigration Court](/kyj/court/tn/memphis-immigration-court) Current assignment [Memphis Immigration Court](/kyj/court/tn/memphis-immigration-court) Jurisdiction Tennessee · Federal Judicial service Active ## Hearings & court access EOIR publishes the following court assignment and hearing-access information for this judge. The hearing notice and current EOIR instructions control whether a particular hearing is remote or in person. ### [Memphis Immigration Court](/kyj/court/tn/memphis-immigration-court) Assigned court [Memphis Immigration Court](/kyj/court/tn/memphis-immigration-court) Webex / internet [Join EOIR Webex ↗](https://eoir.webex.com/meet/IJ.Hornick) Telephone access 2831 373 1557 EOIR lists Internet-based hearing links and telephonic access codes in its current hearing directory. The hearing notice and current EOIR instructions control whether a particular hearing is remote or in person. Unrepresented respondents generally appear in person unless EOIR directs otherwise. [EOIR hearing directory ↗](https://www.justice.gov/eoir/find-immigration-court-and-access-internet-based-hearings) · verified August 18, 2026 Historical EOIR data ## Outcomes at a glance Total outcomes 102 Relief granted 2 2.0% Denied / removal ordered 73 71.6% Other / procedural 27 26.5% 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 - Temporary immigration judge appointed by the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) to begin hearing cases in May 2026, currently listed at the Aurora, Colorado Immigration Court - assistant district attorney general at the 3rd Judicial District Attorney General’s Office in Rogersville, Tennessee (July 2022–April 2026) - a judge advocate in the U.S. Army Reserve in the following positions: special victim counsel regional coordinator at Mountain View, California (2014-2015), command judge advocate at the Sierra Army Depot in Herlong, California (2019-2022), brigade judge advocate at Kansas City, Missouri (2022-2025) — March 2014–May 2025 - senior deputy district attorney with the Madera County District Attorney’s Office in Madera, California (September 2015–June 2022) - He most recently served as a judge advocate in the U.S. Army Reserve with the 1st Legal Operations Detachment at Joint Base San Antonio, Texas ### Education - Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law — J.D. (2004) - State University of New York at Oswego — B.A. (2000) ### Additional information - Judge Hornick is a member of the Tennessee Bar ## Sources Identity source checked August 19, 2026 . Biography sources checked September 15, 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 ### EOIR Announces 77 Immigration Judges and 5 Temporary Immigration Judges Identity source · PDF · Source checked September 15, 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.