Dustin Joseph Johnson

Immigration Judge, Portland Immigration Court. Appointed May 2024.

StrictDenies far more often than the national average+26.2 points

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

Judge Johnson89.1%

Portland court72.8%

All judges nationally62.9%

Decisions on the merits: 341
Asylum granted: 26
Other relief granted: 11
Denied: 304
Against own court: +16.3 pts

Denial rate by fiscal year
FY25
89%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 79% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Mexico (30.5%), Venezuela (13.5%), Guatemala (11.1%), Colombia (6.2%), Nicaragua (6.2%).

Official biography

Dustin J. Johnson was appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in May 2024. Judge Johnson ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 2003 from the University of Texas at Austin and a Juris Doctor in 2010 from Thomas M. Cooley Law School. From 2022 to 2024, he served as a Hearing Officer for the Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings, City of New York. From 2021 to 2022, he served as an attorney for the Fire Department, City of New York. From 2018 to 2021, he served as a supervising attorney for the Administration for Children's Services, City of New York. From 2010 to 2018, he was in private practice in New York, specializing in immigration law. Judge Johnson is a member of the New York State Bar.

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.