Justin F. Adams
Immigration Judge, San Antonio Immigration Court. Appointed April 2017 by Loretta E. Lynch.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 559
- Asylum granted
- 87
- Other relief granted
- 126
- Denied
- 346
- Against own court
- +20.7 pts
| FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34% | 51% | 78% | 71% | 58% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 64% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: Venezuela (19.9%), Cuba (16.5%), Honduras (12.2%), Colombia (12%), Nicaragua (10.7%).
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.
In the record
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Other judges at San Antonio
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.