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Holly A. D'Andrea

Immigration Judge, Conroe Immigration Court. Appointed May 2019 by William P. Barr.

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

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Judge D'Andrea74.9%
Conroe court84.7%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
219
Asylum granted
22
Other relief granted
33
Denied
164
Against own court
-9.8 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
50%71%81%85%89%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 47% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Mexico (18.7%), Honduras (14.6%), El Salvador (13.7%), Nicaragua (10.5%), Guatemala (9.1%).

Official biography

Attorney General William Barr appointed Holly A. D'Andrea to begin hearing cases in May 2019. Judge D'Andrea ear ned a Bachelor of Science in 2003 from Oklahoma State Universityand a Juris Doctor in 2006 from Saint Louis University School of Law. From 2011 to 2019, sheserved as an assistant U.S. attorney with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Texas, Department of Justice (DOJ), in Brownsville, Texas. From 2016 to 2017, she served asthe national border and immigration legal issues coordinator with the Executive Office for U.S.Attorneys, DOJ, in Washington, D.C. From 2008 to 2010, she was an assistant prosecutingattorney, assistant county counselor, and city attorney in Washington County, Missouri. From2007 to 2008, she was in private practice. Judge D'Andrea is a member of the Missouri 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.

Other judges at Conroe

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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.