# Jennifer Winfield

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

Last updated October 25, 2026

## Jennifer Winfield 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

## Hearings & court access

EOIR publishes the following court assignment and hearing-access information for this judge. The hearing notice and current EOIR instructions control whether a particular hearing is remote or in person.

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

Assigned court

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

Webex / internet

[Join EOIR Webex ↗](https://eoir.webex.com/meet/IJ.Winfield)

Telephone access

2761 861 6425

EOIR lists Internet-based hearing links and telephonic access codes in its current hearing directory. The hearing notice and current EOIR instructions control whether a particular hearing is remote or in person. Unrepresented respondents generally appear in person unless EOIR directs otherwise.

[EOIR hearing directory ↗](https://www.justice.gov/eoir/find-immigration-court-and-access-internet-based-hearings) · verified August 18, 2026

Historical EOIR data

## Outcomes at a glance

Total outcomes

10,611

Relief granted

155 1.5%

Denied / removal ordered

8,096 76.3%

Other / procedural

2,360 22.2%

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

Asylum decisions and other statistics

## Analytics

Published EOIR records include 912 asylum outcomes associated with this judge. Asylum was granted in 91 (10.0%) and denied in 821 (90.0%); 0 were other or procedural outcomes. [Explore analytics](#analytics)

## Biography

### Professional career

- Jennifer A. Winfield is an Immigration Judge appointed in March 2022 by Attorney General Merrick Garland under President Joe Biden
- 2020–2022: Deputy Title IX Officer & Assistant Director, Title IX, Equal Opportunity & Affirmative Action Office, University of California, Riverside 2008–2020: Supervisory Assistant U.S. Attorney (White-Collar Unit, Civil Rights & Human Trafficking Coordinator), U.S. Attorney’s Office, E.D. Missouri 2006–2008: Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, St. Louis County Prosecutor’s Office 2002–2005: Assistant Public Defender, Missouri State Public Defender’s Office

### Education

- Indiana University–Indianapolis School of Law — J.D. (2001)

### Additional information

- Denial rates vary by judge, court, case type, detention status, and representation.
- Multiple U.S. Immigration Courts, with published data for both Santa Ana, CA and Dallas, TX.
- Professional

## 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

### 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.
