# Jared M. Kennedy Immigration Judge · [Conroe Immigration Court](/kyj/court/tx/conroe-immigration-court) Last updated October 7, 2026 ## Jared M. Kennedy at a glance Current role Immigration Judge Court [Conroe Immigration Court](/kyj/court/tx/conroe-immigration-court) Current assignment [Conroe Immigration Court](/kyj/court/tx/conroe-immigration-court) Jurisdiction Texas · Federal Judicial service Active Historical EOIR data ## Outcomes at a glance Total outcomes 535 Relief granted 13 2.4% Denied / removal ordered 323 60.4% Other / procedural 199 37.2% 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 ## Biography ### Professional career - Appointed: March 2026 by Attorney General Pamela Bondi under the Trump administration - assistant district attorney with the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office in Conroe, Texas (August 2020–February 2026) - U.S. Navy (2000–2004), earning a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal Assistant District Attorney in Montgomery, Fort Bend, and Harris Counties, TX (2016–2026) - assistant district attorney with the Fort Bend County District Attorney’s Office in Richmond, Texas (August 2019–August 2020) - assistant district attorney with the Harris County District Attorney’s Office in Houston (August 2016–October 2017) ### Education - B.S. — Brigham Young University and a Juris Doctorate in 2016 from South Texas College of Law (1998) ### Additional information - Caseload: ~490 completions/year since 2021 - Appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in March 2026. - From December 2000 to April 2004, he served honorably in the U.S. Navy and was attached to the USS Constellation (CV-64). - In August 2002, he earned his first Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for a dangerous nighttime high seas rescue as the ship’s lead rescue swimmer. - Decision patterns: 94.3% of cases result in detention at decision; median time to decision ~2.8 months. - Bond rulings: 51.1% of bond requests granted (above court average 58.4%? — note: source lists higher than court average; median bond $5,000). - Judge Kennedy is a member of the State Bar of Texas. ## Sources Identity source checked August 19, 2026 . Biography sources checked October 10, 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 ### Find an Immigration Court and Access Internet-Based Hearings Judge Specific source · HTML · Source checked September 14, 2026 ### 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.