# Daniel Sherwood

Immigration Judge · [Dallas Immigration Court](/kyj/court/tx/dallas-immigration-court)

Last updated October 25, 2026

## Daniel Sherwood at a glance

Current role

Immigration Judge

Court

[Dallas Immigration Court](/kyj/court/tx/dallas-immigration-court)

Current assignment

[Dallas Immigration Court](/kyj/court/tx/dallas-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.

## Biography

### Professional career

- Daniel K. Sherwood is a newly appointed U.S. Immigration Judge for the Dallas, Texas Immigration Court, sworn in in August 2026 under Attorney General Todd Blanche
- counsel with the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in Dallas, and as an Judge, 35 Immigration Judges, and 3 Temporary Immigration Judges immigration services officer with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, DHS, in Dallas — 2022–August 2026
- From 1986 until his retirement from private practice in 2019, he operated a sole law practice, Daniel K. Sherwood PC, in Woburn, Massachusetts

### Education

- University of Massachusetts Boston — B.A. (1980)

### Additional information

- His appointment was part of a broader EOIR investiture of 35 new immigration judges in August 2026
- New England Law — J.D., 1983
- Judge Sherwood is a member of the Massachusetts Bar.
- Graduated magna cum laude from law school.

## Sources

Identity source checked August 30, 2026 .

Biography sources checked August 30, 2026 .

### DOJ EOIR current immigration judge directory

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