Jason D. Ferguson

Immigration Judge, Dallas Immigration Court. Appointed October 2019 by William P. Barr.

LenientGrants more often than the national average-10.3 points

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

Judge Ferguson52.6%

Dallas court70.1%

All judges nationally62.9%

Decisions on the merits: 133
Asylum granted: 51
Other relief granted: 12
Denied: 70
Against own court: -17.5 pts

Denial rate by fiscal year
FY21	FY22
52%	55%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 91% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: El Salvador (24.8%), Honduras (18%), Venezuela (12%), Mexico (9.8%), Guatemala (8.3%).

Official biography

Attorney General William Barr appointed Jason D. Ferguson to begin hearing cases in October 2019. Judge Ferguson ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 2006 from Texas Tech University and a Juris Doctor in 2009 from University of Houston Law Center. From 2016 to 2019, he served as first assistant district attorney for the 119th Judicial District of Texas, in San Angelo, Texas. From2012 to 2016, he served as an assistant district attorney for the 51st and 119th Judicial Districtsof Texas, in San Angelo, Texas. From 2010 to 2012, he served as an assistant district attorney for the 31st Judicial District of Texas, in Pampa, Texas. Judge Ferguson is a member of the Texas 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.