# Ralph Girvin Immigration Judge · [Otero Immigration Court](/kyj/court/nm/otero-immigration-court) Last updated October 25, 2026 ## Ralph Girvin at a glance Current role Immigration Judge Court [Otero Immigration Court](/kyj/court/nm/otero-immigration-court) Jurisdiction New Mexico · Federal Judicial service Active Historical EOIR data ## Outcomes at a glance Total outcomes 2,585 Relief granted 45 1.7% Denied / removal ordered 1,886 73.0% Other / procedural 654 25.3% 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 386 asylum outcomes associated with this judge. Asylum was granted in 27 (7.0%) and denied in 359 (93.0%); 0 were other or procedural outcomes. [Explore analytics](#analytics) ## Biography ### Professional career - Appointed by Attorney General William P. Barr in October 2020 and currently serves at the Otero Immigration Court in New Mexico - The Justice Department announced Ralph E. Girvin Jr.’s appointment to Otero Immigration Court in October 2020 by Attorney General William Barr - Earlier work included the 34th Judicial District prosecutor’s office in 1996–1999; assistant attorney and Civil and Criminal Division chief roles for El Paso County in 2000–2016; assistant U.S. attorney in the Western District of Texas in 2016–2018; and ICE assistant chief counsel in El Paso in 2018–2020 - He has extensive legal experience, including serving as an assistant district attorney for the 34th Judicial District of Texas (1996–1999), assistant attorney and chief of Civil and Criminal Divisions for El Paso County (2000–2016), assistant U.S. attorney for the Western District of Texas (2016–2018), and assistant chief counsel at ICE, Department of Homeland Security (2018–2020) - The court is part of the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) under the Department of Justice ### Education - St. Mary’s University School of Law — J.D. (1995) - B.A. — University of Texas at El Paso 1993 ### Additional information - He also served in the U.S. Army Reserve and Texas Army National Guard (1986–1992) and is a member of the State Bar of Texas ## 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 ### 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.