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Immigration judges

Dean S. Tuckman

Immigration Judge, El Paso Immigration Court, El Paso Service Processing Center. Appointed October 2016 by Loretta E. Lynch.

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

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Judge Tuckman74.3%
El Paso - EPD court78.5%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
109
Asylum granted
13
Other relief granted
15
Denied
81
Against own court
-4.2 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY24FY25
85%83%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 45% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Mexico (18.3%), Guatemala (11.9%), Venezuela (11%), Cuba (7.3%), El Salvador (5.5%).

Official biography

Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch appointed Dean S. Tuckman to begin hearing cases in October 2016. Judge Tuckman ear ned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1986 from Tufts University and a Juris Doctor in 1992 from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. From 1998 to October 2016, he served as an assistant U.S. attorney for the District of New Mexico, U.S. Attorney's Office, Department of Justice, in Albuquerque, N.M. From 1995 through 1998, he served as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable James A. Parker, U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico. From 1992 through 1995, he served as a litigation associate for Latham & Watkins, in New York City. Judge Tuckman is a member of the Colorado, Connecticut, and District of Columbia Bars, the State Bar of New Mexico, and the New York State Bar.

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

In the record

No published reporting or appellate decisions naming this judge have been collected yet.

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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.