Cynthia Goodman
Immigration Judge, Oakdale Immigration Court. Appointed August 2023.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 295
- Asylum granted
- 29
- Other relief granted
- 2
- Denied
- 264
- Against own court
- +7.6 pts
| FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|
| 88% | 90% | 89% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 68% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: Russia (11.2%), Georgia (8.1%), China (7.8%), Honduras (5.8%), Mexico (5.1%).
Official biography
Cynthia D. Goodman was appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in August 2023. Judge Goodman ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 2003 from the University of North Texas and a Juris Doctor in 2006 from Texas Tech University School of Law. From 2016 to 2023, she served as a pro se staff attorney for the U.S. Court for the Northern District of Texas. From 2013 to 2016, she was a private practice immigration and criminal defense attorney with Stockard, Johnston, Brown LLC in Amarillo, Texas. From 2008 to 2013, she served as an assistant chief counsel, Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in Dallas. During this time, from 2011 to 2013, Judge Goodman served a detail as a special assistant U.S. attorney for the U.S. Attorney's Office in Dallas. From 2006 to 2008, she served as an assistant county attorney for Potter County, Texas. Judge Goodman is a member of the State Bar of Texas.
In the record
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Other judges at Oakdale
Court page →About these figures. Denial rates describe outcomes in the cases a judge happened to hear, which differ by detention, nationality and representation. They are not a measure of fairness or competence. Method and sources are on the judges index.