Justin F. Adams

Immigration Judge, Pearsall Immigration Court. Appointed April 2017 by Loretta E. Lynch.

StrictDenies more often than the national average+18.0 points

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

Judge Adams80.9%

Pearsall court82.8%

All judges nationally62.9%

Decisions on the merits: 110
Asylum granted: 6
Other relief granted: 15
Denied: 89
Against own court: -1.9 pts

Denial rate by fiscal year
FY23	FY24	FY25
92%	74%	75%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 48% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Honduras (20%), Venezuela (11.8%), Guatemala (10%), Colombia (9.1%), El Salvador (9.1%).

Official biography

Former Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch appointed Justin F. Adams to begin hearing cases in April 2017. Judge Adams ear ned a Bachelor of Science degree in 1999 from the U.S. Air Force Academy and a Juris Doctor in 2004 from Suffolk University Law School. He served as deputy chief counsel for the Office of Chief Counsel, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security from February 2011 to March 2017, and as an assistant chief counsel from 2007 to 2011. From 2004 through 2007, he was an attorney for the U.S. Air Force. Judge Adams is a member of the State Bar of Texas.

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.

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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.