# Cynthia Goodman

Immigration Judge · [Fort Worth Immigration Adjudication Center](/kyj/court/tx/fort-worth-iac-immigration-court)

## Cynthia Goodman at a glance

Current role

Immigration Judge

Court

[Fort Worth Immigration Adjudication Center](/kyj/court/tx/fort-worth-iac-immigration-court)

Current assignment

[Fort Worth Immigration Adjudication Center](/kyj/court/tx/fort-worth-iac-immigration-court)

Jurisdiction

Texas · Federal

Judicial service

Active

## Immigration proceeding outcomes

No proceeding outcomes in this EOIR release are matched to this profile. Any separately published asylum statistics are available below.

Asylum decisions and other statistics

## Analytics

Published EOIR records include 396 asylum outcomes associated with this judge. Asylum was granted in 44 (11.1%) and denied in 352 (88.9%); 0 were other or procedural outcomes. [Explore analytics](#analytics)

## Biography

### Professional career

- In December 2025, Judge Goodman ordered the release on $1,500 bond of Bruna Ferreira, a relative of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, from the South Louisiana ICE Processing Center in Basile, with the case later transferred to Boston immigration court
- Cynthia D. Goodman is an Immigration Judge assigned to the Oakdale, Louisiana Immigration Court, appointed in August 2023 by the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) under President Joe Biden and Attorney General Merrick Garland
- 2016–2023: Pro se staff attorney, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
- 2013–2016: Private practice immigration & criminal defense attorney, Amarillo, TX
- 2006–2008: Assistant County Attorney, Potter County, TX

### Education

- Texas Tech University School of Law — J.D. (2006)
- University of North Texas — B.A. (2003)

### Additional information



## Sources

Identity source checked August 30, 2026 .

Biography sources checked August 30, 2026 .

### DOJ EOIR current immigration judge directory

Identity source · HTML · Source checked August 30, 2026

### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 2.1 - Delivery and Receipt

Courtwide source · HTML · Source checked July 30, 2026

### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 2.3 - Documents

### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 3.10 - Interpreters

### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 3.11 - Courtroom Decorum

### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 3.12 - Electronic Devices

### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 3.15 - Individual Calendar Hearing

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## Service record and verification

- [Fort Worth Immigration Adjudication Center](/kyj/court/tx/fort-worth-iac-immigration-court) · Immigration Judge · Current · present

- [Fort Worth Immigration Adjudication Center](/kyj/court/tx/fort-worth-iac-immigration-court) · Immigration Judge · Historical or current service unconfirmed