The Honorable Immigration Judge Jennifer Henry

Dallas, TX Immigration Court
Appointed July 2026 · President Donald Trump Attorney General Pamela Bondi (AG inferred from date)
Less than a year on the immigration bench
Appointed under a Republican administration

Background

The Honorable Immigration Judge Jennifer A. Henry was appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in July 2026. Judge Henry earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1990 from California State University, Sacramento, and a Juris Doctor in 1993 from Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center. From January 2009 to July 2026, she served as a judge of the First District Court, in Suffolk County, New York. From January 2021 to July 2026, she served as an acting county court judge in Suffolk County, New York, for the Drug Treatment Court. From April 2002 to October 2007, she served as principal law secretary to an acting justice of the New York State Supreme Court in Riverhead, New York. From August 1993 to May 1999, she served as an assistant district attorney with the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office in Central Islip and Riverhead, New York. Judge Henry is a member of the New York State Bar.

Caseload & process (since 2021)
1
Completions per year
1 total
0%
Detained at decision
share of cases
11.8 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
This judge has no asylum decisions on the merits in this period (since 2021).
Representation comparison unavailable.

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).
Dallas, TX · home court
1 (100%)