The Honorable Immigration Judge Jennifer Winfield

Dallas, TX Immigration Court
Appointed March 2022 · President Joe Biden Attorney General Merrick Garland
4 years on the immigration bench
Appointed under a Democratic administration

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Caseload & process (since 2021)
2,189
Completions per year
13,134 total
7.3%
Detained at decision
share of cases
25 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
43.1%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
5.8%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
0%
Appeals remanded or reversed
85 appeals decided

Grant rates by type of relief

Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
10.3% 826 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
1.2% 1,309 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
16.9% 89 decisions Moderate
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
40% 10 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
70.6% 34 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
92.1% 341 decisions High confidence
10.3%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 826 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
10.3%
This court
14.1%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the bottom 20% of the 825 judges nationally with enough cases to compare.

Does a lawyer matter here?

Asylum grant rate by whether the person had legal representation.
With a lawyerrepresented · 580 decisions since 2021
14.7%
Without a lawyerunrepresented · 246 decisions since 2021
0%

Asylum grant rate over time

Each point is that calendar year's grant rate, back to 2015 where the judge was deciding cases — the longer career view. Dashed grey line = current national average (31.8%). Headline rates above use 2021 – today.
0% 25% 50% 75% 100%2022: 53.5% of 43 decisions53.5%20222023: 30.2% of 106 decisions30.2%20232024: 16.2% of 148 decisions16.2%20242025: 1.6% of 364 decisions1.6%20252026 (partial year): 0% of 165 decisions0%2026*
* 2026 is a partial year (data through 06/01/2026) and is incomplete.

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
9,679 (74%)
3,355 (26%)
19 (0.14%)
11 (0.08%)
6 (0.05%)
5 (0.04%)