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Thomas G. Crossan Jr.

Immigration Judge, San Antonio Immigration Court. Appointed October 2010 by Eric Holder.

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

TRAC source →
Judge Jr.33.6%
San Antonio court41.2%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
149
Asylum granted
39
Other relief granted
60
Denied
50
Against own court
-7.6 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY22FY25
7%60%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 70% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Venezuela (19.5%), Cuba (14.1%), Nicaragua (12.8%), Honduras (10.1%), El Salvador (6.7%).

Official biography

Attorney General Eric Holder appointed Judge Crossan in October 2010. Judge Crossan received a bachelor of arts degree in 1979 and a juris doctorate in 1983, both from the University of Idaho. From 2008 to October 2010, he worked as an assistant chief counsel, Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, San Antonio, Texas. From 2000 to 2008, he served in the U.S. Air Force as a military judge in Washington, D.C., and as staff judge advocate in Tucson, Ariz., and San Antonio. Judge Crossan is a member of the Idaho State Bar.

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.

Other judges at San Antonio

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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.