# Keith J. Allred Keith J. Allred was appointed an immigration judge in April 2010 and served at the Tacoma Immigration Court. He earned a B.A. from Brigham Young University in 1979 and a J.D. from the University of Washington in 1985. Before joining EOIR, Allred had a long U.S. Navy career that included service as general counsel at Naval Medical Center San Diego, a circuit trial judge in the Western Pacific Judicial Circuit in Yokosuka, Japan, and a senior trial and military commission judge. Public federal payroll records later identify Keith J. Allred as a Social Security Administration administrative law judge from 2015 through 2017. He died in Tacoma in September 2018. Former Immigration Judge · [Tacoma Immigration Court](/kyj/court/wa/tacoma-immigration-court) ## Keith J. Allred at a glance Current role Former Immigration Judge Court [Tacoma Immigration Court](/kyj/court/wa/tacoma-immigration-court) Jurisdiction Washington · Federal Judicial service Former Historical EOIR data ## Outcomes at a glance Total outcomes 1,167 Relief granted 80 6.9% Denied / removal ordered 791 67.8% Other / procedural 296 25.4% 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 - Administrative Law Judge, Social Security Administration 2015–2017 - Immigration Judge, Executive Office for Immigration Review (Tacoma, Washington) 2010-04–before 2015 - U.S. Navy officer / judge advocate, U.S. Navy 1979–2010-01 — Roles included general counsel at Naval Medical Center San Diego, circuit trial judge in Yokosuka, and senior trial/military commission judge ### Education - B.A. in 1979, Brigham Young University J.D. in 1985, University of Washington School of Law LL.M. in Health Law, DePaul University School of Law MBA (Finance), Morehead State University ### Additional information - Tacoma Immigration Court: 2010-04–before 2015 (DOJ/EOIR appointment biography and later SSA employment) - In June 2007, he dismissed all charges against Salim Ahmed Hamdan, a Guantanamo detainee, in a case that contributed to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling striking down the first Guantanamo military commissions. - Professor at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies (2003–2005) - Born: January 4, 1955, in El Paso, Texas - Military commission judge at Guantanamo Bay, including presiding over the trial of Osama bin Laden’s driver and bodyguard, recognized internationally for fair handling - First military judge to try a war crimes trial since Nuremberg ## Sources Identity source checked September 20, 2026 . Biography sources checked October 11, 2026 . ### DOJ EOIR current immigration judge directory Identity source · HTML · Source checked September 20, 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 [Public Records & Data Use](/public-records-data-use) · [Corrections policy](/corrections)