The Honorable Immigration Judge Deborah Dictson
Dallas, TX Immigration Court
Appointed May 2026 · President Donald Trump → Attorney General Todd Blanche (AG inferred from date)
Less than a year on the immigration bench
Appointed under a Republican administration
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Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Deborah D. Dictson earned a Juris Doctor in 2006 from Texas Tech University School of Law and was admitted to the State Bar of Texas that year, and has also been admitted in New Mexico. Before her appointment, she served as a special prosecutor with the Texas Special Prosecution Unit, based in Abilene, prosecuting criminal cases arising within the state prison system. Judge Dictson was appointed an immigration judge in May 2026, as part of the class of 77 immigration judges invested by Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, and assigned to the Dallas Immigration Court. This profile was compiled through independent primary-source research (state bar and public records), because a standard individual biography for this judge was not published on EOIR's website, which is uncommon.
Caseload & process (since 2021)
4
Completions per year
21 total
0%
Detained at decision
share of cases
48.8 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
0%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
0%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
—
Appeals remanded or reversed
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
| Asylum | |
0%⚠ |
10 decisions Too few cases |
| Withholding / CAT | |
0%⚠ |
10 decisions Too few cases |
0%⚠
of asylum claims granted on the merits
Based on 10 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021. Fewer than 50 — treat this figure with caution.
Does a lawyer matter here?
Asylum grant rate by whether the person had legal representation.
With a lawyer⚠represented · 10 decisions since 2021
Without a lawyerunrepresented
no data
Courts where this judge has decided cases
Hearing locations for cases this judge completed since 2021, by number of decisions.
Many judges hear cases from more than one court (detained facilities, video dockets, or reassignments).