Kevin Terrill

Immigration Judge, Pearsall Immigration Court. Appointed November 2023.

StrictDenies far more often than the national average+30.9 points

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

Judge Terrill93.8%

Pearsall court82.8%

All judges nationally62.9%

Decisions on the merits: 292
Asylum granted: 6
Other relief granted: 12
Denied: 274
Against own court: +11.0 pts

Denial rate by fiscal year
FY24	FY25	FY26
94%	94%	93%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 39% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Honduras (13%), Mexico (11.6%), Venezuela (10.3%), El Salvador (6.5%), Nicaragua (6.2%).

Official biography

Kevin Terrill was appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in November 2023. Judge Terrill ear ned a Bachelor of Science and a Bachelor of Business Administration in 2003 from the University of Texas at Austin and a Juris Doctor in 2007 from the St. Mary's University School of Law. From 2018 to 2023, he served as an assistant chief counsel with the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in San Antonio. From 2007 to 2018, he served as an assistant district attorney at the Bexar County District Attorney's Office in San Antonio. Judge Terrill 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

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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.