# Dixon Merkt

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

Last updated October 25, 2026

## Dixon Merkt 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

- Dixon M. Merkt is a newly appointed U.S. Immigration Judge for the Dallas, Texas court, sworn in in August 2026 under the Department of Justice’s Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR)
- Jul 2008 – Dec 2013: U.S. Army defense counsel at Fort Campbell; contract/fiscal law attorney with U.S. Forces–Afghanistan; trial counsel at Fort Gordon
- on active duty in the U.S. Army with positions including defense Judge, 35 Immigration Judges, and 3 Temporary Immigration Judges counsel at Fort Campbell, Kentucky; contract and fiscal law attorney for U.S. ForcesAfghanistan; and trial counsel at Fort Gordon, Georgia — July 2008–December 2013
- From August 2005 to June 2008, he was an associate at Diserio Martin O’Connor & Castiglioni LLP in Stamford, Connecticut
- Aug 2005 – Jun 2008: Associate, Diserio Martin O’Connor & Castiglioni LLP, Stamford, CT
- Appointing authority: Attorney General Todd Blanche (acting capacity) during the Trump administration

### Education

- U.S. Army War College — Master of Strategic Studies, 2026
- University of Miami School of Law — J.D. (2005)
- Wesleyan University — B.A. (2000)

### Additional information

- From August 2025 to July 2026, he was mobilized on active duty as a member of the U.S. Army Reserve, serving as a command judge advocate at Fort Hood, Texas.
- an assistant regional counsel for the U.S. General Services Administration in Fort Worth, Texas — August 2020–September 2025
- Aug 2020 – Sep 2025: Assistant Regional Counsel, U.S. General Services Administration, Fort Worth
- an assistant city attorney for the City of Dallas in Texas — February 2014–August 2020
- Feb 2014 – Aug 2020: Assistant City Attorney, City of Dallas
- He also currently serves in the U.S. Army Reserve and holds the rank of lieutenant colonel.
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- Newly appointed and has not yet generated case statistics
- EOIR will release adjudication data once his docket is populated.
- Judge Merkt is a member of the Connecticut Bar and the State Bar of Texas.

## Sources

Identity source checked August 30, 2026 .

Biography sources checked October 10, 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

### 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

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