Meredith B. Tyrakoski
Immigration Judge, San Antonio Immigration Court. Appointed January 2016 by Loretta E. Lynch.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 467
- Asylum granted
- 118
- Other relief granted
- 147
- Denied
- 202
- Against own court
- +2.1 pts
| FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33% | 42% | 43% | 51% | 39% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 69% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: Venezuela (21.6%), Cuba (17.3%), Nicaragua (15.6%), Colombia (10.3%), Honduras (7.9%).
Official biography
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch appointed Judge Tyrakoski to begin hearing cases in January 2016. Judge Tyrakoski received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1996 from Northwestern University and a Juris Doctor in 2003 from the William and Mary School of Law. From 2006 through 2015, Judge Tyrakoski served as an assistant U.S. attorney in a number of U.S. Attorney's Offices throughout the country, including the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Nebraska in Omaha, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Texas in El Paso, Texas, and as special assistant attorney in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California in Los Angeles, Calif. From 1997 through 2008, Judge Tyrakoski served in the U.S. Marine Corps in various capacities, including: staff judge advocate, legal assistance attorney, defense counsel, student judge advocate, operations officer, public affairs officer, and supply officer. Judge Tyrakoski is a member of the State Bar of Texas and the Virginia Bar.
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.