Gessner Immigration Court
Carlos Maury, former U.S. Immigration Judge, from Van Nuys, California: deportation defense and bond before the Gessner court and its 13 judges.
We handle asylum, criminal immigration, green card, U visa and VAWA, waivers and appeals cases.
Detained by ICE near Gessner? Speak with a former Immigration Judge tonight.8701 S. Gessner Road, 10th Floor, Houston, Texas 77074
Gessner Court Information
8701 S. Gessner Road, 10th Floor
Houston, Texas 77074
Mon–Fri 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. (filing window until 4:00 p.m.); closed federal holidays
Gessner Sitting Judges
Source: EOIR, Gessner.
- Adam Jovanovic ACIJ
- Jonathan C. Andresen IJ
- Kevin L. Brown IJ
- Geoffrey Hoffman IJ
- Arkesia S. Jenkins-Dargan IJ
- DeLana M. Jones IJ
- Jacquelyn Jo Joyce IJ
- Dania Nassar IJ
- David Paxton IJ
- Veronika Rabon IJ
- Christopher M. Schumann IJ
- Andrew X. Stawar IJ
- Lian Yeh IJ
Gessner Detention & Bond
EOIR and ICE, September 28, 2026. If someone you love is detained in Gessner, see bond hearings in Gessner and our immigration bond lawyer page for Gessner.
Detention facilities (1)
- Huntsville Department of Corrections
In Gessner, the median FY 2025 case took 499 days to decide, faster than the country (581). Its 24,910 pending cases equal 1.9 years of work at the FY 2025 pace.
| Pending | 24,910 |
|---|---|
| Completed, FY 2025 | 13,073 |
| Median days | 499 |
| Attorney appeared (any point) | 32% |
News from this court
Recent articles from the firm about this court.
EOIR Names 18 New Judges to Houston's Three Immigration Courts
EOIR assigned 18 new judges to Houston's Jefferson Street, Greenspoint Park and S. Gessner Road courts from October 2025 to September 2026. Who they are.
Check your hearing date at the Gessner Immigration Court
EOIR’s free Automated Case Information portal shows the date, time and court of your next hearing: enter your A-number (the 8 or 9 digits after the “A” on your Notice to Appear or hearing notice; put a 0 in front of an 8-digit number) and choose your nationality. The same information is on EOIR’s line, 1-800-898-7180, 24 hours a day, in English and Spanish.
- What the result means: a master hearing is a short calendar hearing; an individual hearing is the merits hearing. “No case found for this A-Number” can mean the Notice to Appear has not been filed with the court yet. Your written hearing notice is the official source — if the two differ, call the Gessner Immigration Court at (713) 995-3900.
- Moved? File Form EOIR-33/IC with the court that has your case within five days (8 C.F.R. § 1003.15(d)(2)). A USCIS change of address does not update the court.
- Missed a hearing? An order of removal entered in your absence can sometimes be reopened — see our guide to in absentia orders.
How to check your immigration court date, step by step · Notice to Appear guide
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About the Gessner Immigration Court
Public sources.
The court is on the 10th floor at 8701 South Gessner Road, in southwest Houston near U.S. 59 (Southwest Freeway) and the Sam Houston Tollway, in the Sharpstown area.
The location is car-oriented; Houston METRO local buses serve the South Gessner corridor, and there is no rail.
The address is a multi-story office tower that also houses other federal offices such as the Department of Labor and IRS; the Immigration Court occupies the 10th floor.
This is a non-detained satellite of the Houston courts, serving the metro area within the Fifth Circuit.