J. Daniel Dowell
Immigration Judge, Miami Immigration Court. Appointed December 1990.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 327
- Asylum granted
- 43
- Other relief granted
- 45
- Denied
- 239
- Against own court
- +1.6 pts
| FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 91% | 70% | 66% | 70% | 55% | 85% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 76% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: Guatemala (25.7%), Nicaragua (17.1%), Cuba (13.8%), Venezuela (12.5%), Honduras (10.7%).
Official biography
Judge Dowell was appointed as an Immigration Judge in December 1990. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from James Madison University in 1977, and a Juris Doctorate from George Mason University School of Law in 1980. Judge Dowell joined the Executive Office for Immigration Review in 1981, and served as an attorney-advisor with the Board of Immigration Appeals in Falls Church, Virginia, until his appointment in 1990. Judge Dowell is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar.
In the record
Ex-Nazi ordered deported if his health improves
An Associated Press brief carried by The Press Democrat reports that Immigration Judge J. Daniel Dowell ordered the deportation to Germany of Anton Baumann, an 82-year-old who concealed his past as a Nazi concentration camp guard, if his health improved.
Haitian parents confront dilemma
The Sun Sentinel's account of a Haitian family's immigration case notes that Immigration Judge J. Daniel Dowell turned down the political asylum application of a Haitian man who had been briefly held at the Krome detention centre.
Getting to Know the Major
Miami New Times reports that at a December 1993 deportation hearing in Miami, U.S. Immigration Judge J. Daniel Dowell heard a Panamanian officer's contested asylum claim, with the court finding no evidence he faced political persecution at home.
Other judges at Miami
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.