Daniel B. Conklin

Immigration Judge, Indianapolis Immigration Court. Appointed November 2023.

StrictDenies far more often than the national average+25.5 points

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

Judge Conklin88.4%

Indianapolis court86.7%

All judges nationally62.9%

Decisions on the merits: 704
Asylum granted: 73
Other relief granted: 9
Denied: 622
Against own court: +1.7 pts

Denial rate by fiscal year
FY25	FY26
78%	98%

Read from TRAC's chart to the nearest point. Years with fewer than 25 decisions are not shown.

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 85% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Nicaragua (13.8%), Guatemala (13.4%), Honduras (11.5%), Mexico (10.7%), Venezuela (9.9%).

Official biography

Daniel B. Conklin was appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in November 2023. Judge Conklin ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 2003 from the University of Michigan and a Juris Doctor in 2010 from the University of Kansas School of Law. From 2014 to 2023, he practiced immigration law with The Shagin Law Group in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. From 2013 to 2014, he was a staff attorney for the Pennsylvania Immigration Resource Center in York, Pennsylvania. From 2010 to 2012, he served as a judicial law clerk and then an attorney advisor at the Kansas City Immigration Court, entering on duty through the Attorney General's Honors Program. Judge Conklin is a member of the State Bar of Michigan.

As published by the Executive Office for Immigration Review at appointment, via TRAC.

In the record

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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.