Justin Adams

San Antonio (SNA) · San Antonio, TX

Justin Adams is listed with San Antonio (SNA). The database records 746 asylum outcomes: 80 approved, 666 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case.

Decision approval rate10.7%Approved ÷（Approved + Denied）

Approved share of all outcomes10.7%Approved ÷ all outcomes

Asylum decisions74680 / 666 / 0

Approved / denied80 / 666 / 0Database records only

Yearly changes

Yearly asylum decision trend

Applicant origin

Asylum decisions by fiscal year and nationality

Each row shows fiscal year, nationality, valid decisions, and approval rate.

Official appointment record

Judge background and appointment

Appointment dateApril 2017

Appointed courtSan Antonio Immigration Court

Appointment typeImmigration Judge

Official biography

Former Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch appointed Justin F. Adams to begin hearing cases in April 2017. Judge Adams earned 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.

Education: Judge Adams earned a Bachelor of Science degree in 1999 from the U.S.

Bar admission: Judge Adams is a member of the State Bar of Texas.

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How to read approval rates

Decision approval rateis approved ÷ (approved + denied). Blue “Other” is shown separately and includes identifiable withholding/CAT protection, cancellation or adjustment, voluntary departure, withdrawal, termination, dismissal, and administrative closure; it is excluded from the rate denominator.Approved share of all outcomesuses approved, denied, and other outcomes in the denominator.

With small samples, a few cases can move the percentage sharply. The page flags samples below 50 and below 200 decisions.

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