The Honorable Immigration Judge Joseph Q Andelin
Pearsall, TX Immigration Court
Appointed February 2026 · President Donald Trump → Attorney General Pamela Bondi
Less than a year on the immigration bench
Appointed under a Republican administration
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Caseload & process (since 2021)
335
Completions per year
335 total
58.8%
Detained at decision
share of cases
23.3 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
23.3%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
28.7%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
—
Appeals remanded or reversed
only 1 appeals — too few
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
| Asylum | |
8.9% |
56 decisions Moderate |
| Withholding / CAT | |
5.5% |
109 decisions Moderate |
| Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR) | |
20%⚠ |
25 decisions Too few cases |
| Cancellation — 42A (LPR) | |
25%⚠ |
4 decisions Too few cases |
| Adjustment of status (245) | |
60%⚠ |
5 decisions Too few cases |
| Voluntary departure | |
85.2%⚠ |
27 decisions Too few cases |
8.9%
of asylum claims granted on the merits Moderate
Based on 56 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
0%100% granted
In the bottom 16% 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 lawyer⚠represented · 34 decisions since 2021
Without a lawyer⚠unrepresented · 22 decisions since 2021
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).