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
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 109
- Asylum granted
- 13
- Other relief granted
- 15
- Denied
- 81
- Against own court
- -4.2 pts
| FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|
| 85% | 83% |
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.
In the record
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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.