# Kenneth Shahan

Immigration Judge · Fort Worth Immigration Court

## Kenneth Shahan at a glance

Current role

Immigration Judge

Court

Fort Worth Immigration Court

Current assignment

Fort Worth Immigration Court

Jurisdiction

Texas · Federal

Judicial service

Active

## Immigration proceeding outcomes

No proceeding outcomes in this EOIR release are matched to this profile. Any separately published asylum statistics are available below.

Asylum decisions and other statistics

## Analytics

Published EOIR records include 554 asylum outcomes associated with this judge. Asylum was granted in 66 (11.9%) and denied in 488 (88.1%); 0 were other or procedural outcomes. [Explore analytics](#analytics)

## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge advocate in the U.S. Army (1995–2022), including service at Fort Hood (TX), Joint Base Lewis-McChord (WA), Wheeler Army Airfield (HI), and Rose Barracks (Germany). held the role of a circuit judge from 2014–2022.
- Appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland as an Immigration Judge

### Education

- B.B.A., University of Oklahoma (1991) J.D., University of Oklahoma College of Law (1995) M.L.S. in Military Law, Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center & School, Charlottesville, VA (2004)

### Additional information

- Kenneth W. Shahan is an Immigration Judge appointed in October 2022 under President Joe Biden, serving on multiple U.S. Immigration Courts including Dallas, TX and Oakdale, LA.
- Handles asylum, removal, bond, and other immigration matters across multiple courts.
- EOIR provides WebEx and telephonic access for scheduled hearings.
- TRAC notes that denial rates vary due to judicial philosophy, case mix, detention status, immigration policy, and other factors beyond a judge’s control.
- Bar Membership: Oklahoma Bar.

## Sources

Identity source checked August 30, 2026 .

Biography sources checked October 10, 2026 .

### DOJ EOIR current immigration judge directory

Identity source · HTML · Source checked August 30, 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

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## Service record and verification

- [Fort Worth Immigration Adjudication Center](/kyj/court/tx/fort-worth-iac-immigration-court) · Immigration Judge · Current · present

- [Fort Worth Immigration Adjudication Center](/kyj/court/tx/fort-worth-iac-immigration-court) · Immigration Judge · Historical or current service unconfirmed

- [Fort Worth Immigration Court](/kyj/court/tx/eoir-texas-eoir-texas-fort-worth-immigration-adjudication-center) · Immigration Judge · Historical or current service unconfirmed