# Warren Kaufman

Immigration Judge · [San Antonio Immigration Court](/kyj/court/tx/san-antonio-immigration-court)

Last updated October 7, 2026

## Warren Kaufman at a glance

Current role

Immigration Judge

Court

[San Antonio Immigration Court](/kyj/court/tx/san-antonio-immigration-court)

Jurisdiction

Texas · Federal

Judicial service

Active

Historical EOIR data

## Outcomes at a glance

Total outcomes

49

Relief granted

0 0.0%

Denied / removal ordered

48 98.0%

Other / procedural

1 2.0%

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

Asylum decisions and other statistics

## Analytics

Published EOIR records include 43 asylum outcomes associated with this judge. Asylum was granted in 0 (0.0%) and denied in 43 (100.0%); 0 were other or procedural outcomes. [Explore analytics](#analytics)

## Biography

### Professional career

- Appointed to the immigration bench in July 2026 under the Trump administration, with Attorney General Pamela Bondi noted in the EOIR announcement
- assistant U.S. attorney with the Asset Recovery Division, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Department of Justice, in San Antonio, Texas (2022–July 2026)
- assistant chief counsel with the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in San Antonio (2007–2022)

### Education

- in, Southern Methodist University School of Law — J.D. (1987)
- B.A. — University of Texas at Austin (1984)

### Additional information

- Warren R. Kaufman was appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in July 2026.
- From 2000 to 2006, he was in private practice in Judge, 37 Immigration Judges, and 4 Temporary Immigration Judges San Antonio.
- From 1997 to 1999, he was assistant general counsel for Micro Warehouse Ltd., in London.
- From 1994 to 1997, he was general counsel for Laboratoires Galderma SA, in Paris.
- From 1988 to 1994, he was an associate with Goodrich, Riquelme y Asociados, in Mexico City and in Paris.
- San Antonio median: 5.8%

## Sources

Identity source checked August 19, 2026 .

Biography sources checked October 11, 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

### Current EOIR official staff directory

Current EOIR Official Staff Directory source · HTML · Source checked October 7, 2026

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