# Forrest Hoover Immigration Judge · [Philadelphia Immigration Court](/kyj/court/pa/philadelphia-immigration-court) Last updated October 25, 2026 ## Forrest Hoover at a glance Current role Immigration Judge Court [Philadelphia Immigration Court](/kyj/court/pa/philadelphia-immigration-court) Jurisdiction Pennsylvania · Federal Judicial service Active Historical EOIR data ## Outcomes at a glance Total outcomes 7,567 Relief granted 448 5.9% Denied / removal ordered 5,202 68.7% Other / procedural 1,917 25.3% 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 1,421 asylum outcomes associated with this judge. Asylum was granted in 282 (19.8%) and denied in 1,040 (73.2%); 99 were other or procedural outcomes. [Explore analytics](#analytics) ## Biography ### Professional career - Appointed by Attorney General William Barr in October 2019 to serve as an immigration judge - Retired in 2019 as a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Marine Corps, where he served from 1999 to 2019 in roles including judge advocate, defense counsel, prosecutor, and military judge at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, and Okinawa, Japan. - He also held the role of a logistics officer from 1999 to 2005 in various Marine Corps locations - At the Philadelphia Immigration Court, Judge Hoover has presided over thousands of asylum cases ### Education - Bachelor of Science from Drexel University in 1999, a Juris Doctor from Temple University Beasley School of Law in 2008, and a Master of Criminal Law from the Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School in 2012. ### Additional information - Judge Hoover is a member of both the Pennsylvania and New Jersey State Bars ## 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 [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.