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Inside Immigration

Plain-language guides to US immigration, asylum and USCIS procedure.

Immigration judges

Dallas Immigration Court

1100 Commerce St., Room 1060, Dallas, TX 75242. 26 judges with a published asylum record; the court denied 70.1% of asylum cases against 62.9% nationally.

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Hearing locations

Judges

median denial rate 74.8%
JudgeAppointedDecisionsDenial rateLeaning
Jason HermusMarch 202611697.4%Strict
Kevin GrossMarch 202612695.2%Strict
Richard C. JacobsOctober 201810692.5%Strict
Hugo R. MartinezOctober 201849790.9%Strict
Kenneth ShahanOctober 202223090.9%Strict
Jacob D. BashoreMay 201919584.6%Strict
Deitrich H. SimsMarch 199776584.3%Strict
Brandon L. HartOctober 201852182.9%Strict
Allan John-BaptisteJune 202021979.0%Strict
Donald R. Eller, Jr.December 201812177.7%Strict
Randall L. FlukeOctober 202035476.0%Strict
James F. PolivkaFebruary 202338075.8%Strict
R. Wayne KimballNovember 201110774.8%Strict
Jennifer WinfieldMarch 202257173.4%Strict
Monique Carreras-AmadeoMarch 202218773.3%Strict
Charissa DvorakMarch 202044369.1%Average
Robert HerringtonAugust 202213063.8%Average
Xiomara Davis-GumbsJanuary 201655062.5%Average
Tara Naselow-NahasNovember 200923258.6%Average
Christopher J. Thielemann199454558.2%Average
Richard R. OzmunJuly 200242254.7%Lenient
Jason D. FergusonOctober 201913352.6%Lenient
Sarah M. EllisonNovember 201834739.2%Lenient
Cait IrwinMay 202423638.6%Lenient
Virginia Perez-GuzmanDecember 201015334.6%Lenient
James A. NugentFebruary 200523621.2%Lenient