# Daniel P. Kinnicutt Assistant Chief Immigration Judge · [Conroe Immigration Court](/kyj/court/tx/conroe-immigration-court) Last updated October 25, 2026 ## Daniel P. Kinnicutt at a glance Current role Assistant Chief Immigration Judge Court [Conroe Immigration Court](/kyj/court/tx/conroe-immigration-court) Current assignment 2 EOIR court assignments Jurisdiction Texas · Federal Judicial service Active Historical EOIR data ## Outcomes at a glance Total outcomes 5,657 Relief granted 52 0.9% Denied / removal ordered 1,697 30.0% Other / procedural 3,908 69.1% National comparison for this selection: 9,249,024 outcomes; 10.0% relief granted; 52.0% denied / removal ordered; 38.0% other / procedural. Methodology and sources These are proceeding outcomes, not asylum application statistics. Completion years use EOIR COMP_DATE; 2026 contains partial-year data. Relief granted, denied / removal ordered and other / procedural exhaust the recorded outcomes. Groups of one are included. Historical outcomes do not establish a current assignment. Counts describe recorded cases and do not predict an individual's result. [Official EOIR case data](https://fileshare.eoir.justice.gov/EOIR%20Case%20Data.zip) · Source date: Tue, 01 Sep 2026 14:14:27 GMT Asylum decisions and other statistics ## Analytics Published EOIR records include 175 asylum outcomes associated with this judge. Asylum was granted in 13 (7.4%) and denied in 156 (89.1%); 6 were other or procedural outcomes. [Explore analytics](#analytics) ## Biography ### Professional career - Appointed Assistant Chief Immigration Judge in April 2020; current EOIR leadership materials assign him supervisory responsibility including Conroe and Houston - Jefferson Street. - 2018-2020: Immigration Judge, Louisville Immigration Court - U.S. Immigration Judge appointed in November 2018 by then‐Attorney General Jeff Sessions under President Donald Trump - 2005-2018: Assistant U.S. Attorney, Western District of Kentucky, Louisville - 2003-2005: Chief Assistant U.S. Attorney, Western District of Texas, Del Rio - 2003: Assistant U.S. Attorney, District of Arizona, Tucson - 1999-2003: Assistant U.S. Attorney, Western District of Texas, Del Rio - 1994-1999: Deputy prosecuting attorney, Pierce County, Washington ### Education - Seattle University School of Law — J.D. (1994) - Pepperdine University — B.S. (1989) ### Additional information - He currently serves at the Conroe Immigration Court in Texas, with EOIR listing him as active ## Sources Identity source checked August 19, 2026 . Biography sources checked August 19, 2026 . ### DOJ EOIR current immigration judge directory Identity source · HTML · Source checked August 19, 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 ### Find an Immigration Court and Access Internet-Based Hearings ### Current EOIR official staff directory Current EOIR Official Staff Directory source · HTML · Source checked October 7, 2026 ### Current EOIR official staff directory ### Current EOIR official staff directory ### Current EOIR official staff directory ### Current EOIR official staff directory [Public Records & Data Use](/public-records-data-use) · [Corrections policy](/corrections) ## Published courtroom rules ### Shared court rules - [EOIR Practice Manual 2.1 — Delivery and Receipt](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-c9195b4f0bba01a19aa8df41) — Immigration Court proceedings only, not BIA or OCAHO. Preserve chapter-specific proceeding limits. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.justice.gov/eoir/policy-manual-eoir/part-II/icpm/chapter-2-1). Collected 2026-10-27. - [EOIR Practice Manual 3.11 — Courtroom Decorum](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-8d8e8e8bf80478864645291a) — Immigration Court proceedings only, not BIA or OCAHO. Preserve chapter-specific proceeding limits. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.justice.gov/eoir/policy-manual-eoir/part-II/icpm/chapter-3-11). Collected 2026-10-27. - [EOIR Practice Manual 2.3 — Documents](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-53ee093be24c18a5d1a93046) — Immigration Court proceedings only, not BIA or OCAHO. Preserve chapter-specific proceeding limits. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.justice.gov/eoir/policy-manual-eoir/part-II/icpm/chapter-2-3). Collected 2026-10-27.