Jennifer Winfield
Immigration Judge, Dallas Immigration Court. Appointed March 2022.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 571
- Asylum granted
- 7
- Other relief granted
- 145
- Denied
- 419
- Against own court
- +3.3 pts
| FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|
| 65% | 77% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 51% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: Venezuela (25%), Honduras (19.6%), Mexico (15.6%), El Salvador (13.8%), Guatemala (8.6%).
Official biography
Jennifer A. Winfield was appointed as an Immigration Judge in March 2022. Judge Winfield ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 1997 from Saint Louis University and a Juris Doctor in 2001 from Indiana University – Indianapolis School of Law. From 2020 to 2022, she served as the Deputy Title IX Officer and Assistant Director of the Title IX, Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Office for the University of California, in Riverside, California. From 2008 to 2020, she served as a Supervisory Assistant U.S. Attorney for the White-Collar Unit, Civil Rights Coordinator, Human Trafficking Coordinator and a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Missouri in Saint Louis. From 2006 to 2008, she served as an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney with the Saint Louis County Prosecutor's Office. From 2002 to 2005, she served as an Assistant Public Defender with the Missouri State Public Defender's Office in Saint Louis City. Judge Winfield is a member of the Missouri Bar.
In the record
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Other judges at Dallas
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.