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Immigration judges

Randall L. Fluke

Immigration Judge, Dallas Immigration Court. Appointed October 2020 by William P. Barr.

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

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Judge Fluke76.0%
Dallas court70.1%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
354
Asylum granted
69
Other relief granted
16
Denied
269
Against own court
+5.9 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY25FY26
74%84%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 94% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Venezuela (24.3%), Mexico (16.7%), Honduras (15%), Nicaragua (7.6%), Guatemala (6.8%).

Official biography

Attorney General William P. Barr appointed Randall L. Fluke as an Immigration Judge in October 2020. Judge Fluke ear ned an Associate of Arts in 1981 from San Jacinto Junior College,a Bachelor of Arts in 1981 from the University of Texas at Austin, a Juris Doctor in 1984 from Texas Tech University School of Law, and a Master of Strategic Studies in 2013 from the U.S.Army War College. From 1990 to 2020, he served as an assistant U.S. attorney at the U.S.Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Texas. From 1986 to 1990, he served as an assistant district attorney for Lubbock and Midland Counties, in Texas. From 1984 to 1985, he was an associate attorney with Huffaker, Green, & Huffaker, Attorneys at Law, in Tahoka, Texas. From1988 to 2018, he served in the U.S. Army Reserve, Judge Advocate General's Corps, retiring as a colonel in 2018. His reserve and active duty assignments included: legal advisor, International Communications and Legislative Affairs Divisionand Operational Law, Office of the Judge Advocate General, U.S. Army (Pentagon) from 2016to 2018 (reserves); legal advisor to the Convening Authority and Chief of Staff for the Office of Military Commissions, Department of Defense from 2015 to 2016 (active duty mobilization);and, reserve military judge, Third Circuit, from 2012 to 2015. Previous assignments included service as assistant command judge advocate, 807th Medical Command (active duty mobilization) and leadership positions in numerous reserve units. Judge Fluke 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.