# Richard J. Douglas Immigration Judge · [Dallas Immigration Court](/kyj/court/tx/dallas-immigration-court) Last updated October 7, 2026 ## Richard J. Douglas at a glance Current role Immigration Judge Court [Dallas Immigration Court](/kyj/court/tx/dallas-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 118 asylum outcomes associated with this judge. Asylum was granted in 0 (0.0%) and denied in 118 (100.0%); 0 were other or procedural outcomes. [Explore analytics](#analytics) ## Biography ### Professional career - Immigration Judge assigned to the Dallas, Texas Immigration Court, appointed in May 2026 by the Trump administration under Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche - Former U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Assistant Chief Counsel (Houston, 2021–2026) - assistant chief counsel with the Office of the Principal Legal Adviser, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in Houston, and led Houston’s INTERPOL/Foreign Fugitives team (May 2021–April 2026) - From March 2006 to January 2009, he served in the Pentagon as the presidentially appointed deputy assistant secretary of defense for counternarcotics and counterproliferation - Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (2006–2009) Senior U.S. Senate Attorney for Foreign Relations & Intelligence Committees (2000–2005) DOJ Trial Attorney (1998–2000) U.S. Foreign Service consular officer (1986–1994) - trial attorney with the Office of International Affairs, Criminal Division, Department of Justice, managing extradition and legal assistance dockets with Mexico, Spain, and Switzerland (October 1998–April 2000) - Judge Douglas has over 20 years of practice in immigration, nationality, visa law, and aviation - Judge Douglas has State Department, Department of Homeland Security, and U.S. Special Operations Command performance awards - Agency: Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), U.S. Department of Justice ### Education - American University School of Law — J.D. (1984) - University of South Florida — B.A. (1982) ### Additional information - From January 2009 to May of 2021, he practiced immigration and nationality, construction, criminal, and aviation law in Washington D.C. and Texas. - Navy veteran of submarines and Iraq, and in 2016 retired from the Navy Reserve as a lieutenant commander (Intelligence). - senior U.S. Senate attorney for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (April 2000–March 2005) - From March 1994 to October 1998, he practiced immigration and nationality law in the Washington, D.C. area. - Commissioned U.S. Foreign Service consular officer between January 1986 and March 1994 with postings to Ciudad Juarez, Bilbao, and Madrid. - U.S. Navy Reserve, retired as Lieutenant Commander - Judge Douglas is a member of 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 15, 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.