# Omar J. Famada Omar J. Famada was appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in May 2026. Judge Famada earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science in 2007 from Florida International University and a Juris Doctor in May 2011 from Thomas M. Cooley Law School. From October 2025 to April 2026, he served as an assistant chief counsel with the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in Dallas. During this time, from December 2025 to April 2026, he also served as special assistant U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Texas. From April 2025 to October 2025, he served as assistant criminal district attorney for the Civil Division of the Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney’s Office, in Fort Worth, Texas. From May 2022 to January 2025, he served as attorney advisor for the Federal Bureau of Prisons in Grand Prairie, Texas. From July 2019 to April 2022, he served as an assistant attorney general with the Office of the Attorney General in Florida. From June 2016 to July 2019, he served as the general counsel for a real estate services company in the Midwest. From January 2012 to April 2016, he was in private practice. Judge Famada is member of the Colorado Bar, Florida Bar, and State Bar of Texas. Immigration Judge · [Fort Worth Immigration Adjudication Center](/kyj/court/tx/fort-worth-iac-immigration-court) ## Omar J. Famada at a glance Current role Immigration Judge Court [Fort Worth Immigration Adjudication Center](/kyj/court/tx/fort-worth-iac-immigration-court) Current assignment [Fort Worth Immigration Adjudication Center](/kyj/court/tx/fort-worth-iac-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 144 asylum outcomes associated with this judge. Asylum was granted in 3 (2.1%) and denied in 141 (97.9%); 0 were other or procedural outcomes. [Explore analytics](#analytics) ## Biography ### Professional career - U.S. immigration judge assigned to the Dallas Immigration Court in Texas, appointed in May 2026 as part of the largest class of 77 new immigration judges appointed by Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche - assistant chief counsel with the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in Dallas (October 2025–April 2026) - During this time, from December 2025 to April 2026, he also served as special assistant U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Texas - assistant criminal district attorney for the Civil Division of the Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney’s Office, in Fort Worth, Texas (April 2025–October 2025) - assistant attorney general with the Office of the Attorney General in Florida (July 2019–April 2022) - Professional experience: Private practice in Florida and Michigan Assistant Attorney General, State of Florida Attorney-advisor, Federal Bureau of Prisons Senior Assistant City Attorney, City & County of Denver Asset-forfeiture attorney, Tarrant County, Texas ### Education - B.A., Florida International University J.D., Thomas M. Cooley Law School (2011) - Juris Doctor in May 2011 from Thomas M. Cooley Law School - Bachelor of Arts in Political Science in 2007 from Florida International University ### Additional information - Appointed: May 2026, under the Trump administration - attorney advisor for the Federal Bureau of Prisons in Grand Prairie, Texas (May 2022–January 2025) - the general counsel for a real estate services company in the Midwest (June 2016–July 2019) - From January 2012 to April 2016, he was in private practice. - Judge Famada is member of the Colorado Bar, Florida Bar, and State Bar of Texas. - Bar admissions: Florida, Michigan, Texas ## 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 ### Find an Immigration Court and Access Internet-Based Hearings ### DOJ/EOIR appointment evidence — Omar J. Famada Judge Specific source · PDF · Source checked September 15, 2026 ### EOIR Announces 77 Immigration Judges and 5 Temporary Immigration Judges Identity source · PDF · Source checked September 15, 2026 [Public Records & Data Use](/public-records-data-use) · [Corrections policy](/corrections) ## 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