# Richard Jacobs

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

## Richard Jacobs 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 779 asylum outcomes associated with this judge. Asylum was granted in 94 (12.1%) and denied in 679 (87.2%); 6 were other or procedural outcomes. [Explore analytics](#analytics)

## Biography

### Professional career

- Called to the Bar (Middle Temple) in 1979 Practised at Essex Court Chambers (1980–2018), specialising in commercial law Took silk (QC/KC) in 1998 Recorder (2003–2018) Deputy High Court Judge (2017) Co-author of Liability Insurance in International Arbitration: The Bermuda Form (latest edition 2021)
- Appointed: October 2018 by Attorney General Jeff Sessions
- Career background: Assistant State Attorney, Miami (2000–2008) Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, Southern District of Florida (2010–2012) Assistant Chief Counsel & Deputy Chief Counsel, ICE (2008–2018)

### Education

- B.A. (1992) Sonoma State University M.A. (1994) San Francisco State University J.D. (2000) University of Miami School of Law
- Pembroke College, Cambridge (First-class law degree)

### Additional information

- Highgate School

## Sources

Identity source checked August 30, 2026 .

Biography sources checked October 10, 2026 .

### DOJ EOIR current immigration judge directory

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### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 2.1 - Delivery and Receipt

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### 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