# Keira A. Poellet Immigration Judge · [San Antonio Immigration Court](/kyj/court/tx/san-antonio-immigration-court) Last updated October 25, 2026 ## Keira A. Poellet at a glance Current role Immigration Judge Court [San Antonio Immigration Court](/kyj/court/tx/san-antonio-immigration-court) Jurisdiction Texas · Federal Judicial service Active Historical EOIR data ## Outcomes at a glance Total outcomes 302 Relief granted 16 5.3% Denied / removal ordered 274 90.7% Other / procedural 12 4.0% 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 111 asylum outcomes associated with this judge. Asylum was granted in 15 (13.5%) and denied in 96 (86.5%); 0 were other or procedural outcomes. [Explore analytics](#analytics) ## Biography ### Professional career - Appointment: May 2026, under President Donald Trump and Attorney General Todd Blanche - Immigration judge assigned to the San Antonio, Texas Immigration Court, appointed in May 2026 under the Trump administration, with a background in U.S. Air Force service and legal work - attorney with the U.S. Air Force in nine different assignment locations, including deploying to Southwest Asia (August 2005–June 2022) - U.S. Air Force attorney (2005–2022), serving in nine assignments, retired as lieutenant colonel after 23 years. - acquisitions officer at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado (July 1999–August 2002) ### Education - B.S. — Marquette University, a Juris Doctor in 2005 from the Whittier College School of Law, and a Master of Laws in 2010 from the University of Nebraska College of Law (1999) - B.S. (1999) – Marquette University J.D. (2005) – Whittier College School of Law M.L.S. (2010) – University of Nebraska College of Law ### Additional information - Caseload: ~61 completions/year; 304 total cases since 2021. - From July 2022 to March 2025, she was general counsel, deputy director of staff, and principal analyst at Phaedrus Engineering. - Private sector: General counsel, deputy director of staff, and principal analyst at Phaedrus Engineering (2022–2025). - In 2022, she retired at the rank of lieutenant colonel after 23 years of active duty. - Median time to decision: ~32.7 months from case start. - Judge Poellet 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.