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Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Justin Dinsdale earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2000 from Texas Christian University and a Juris Doctor in 2004 from South Texas College of Law Houston. From 2015 to 2021, he served as an assistant U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Texas in Brownsville. He maintained a private practice in Brownsville from 2011 to 2015, was an associate attorney at Rodriguez, Colvin, Chaney & Saenz LLP from 2008 to 2010, and began his career as an assistant district attorney with the Cameron County District Attorney's Office from 2004 to 2008. He is a member of the Idaho State Bar and the State Bar of Texas.
Caseload & process (since 2021)
803
Completions per year
4,819 total
31.7%
Detained at decision
share of cases
20.4 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
9.9%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
15.5%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
12.5%
Appeals remanded or reversed
80 appeals decided
Bond decisions
Custody redetermination (bond) rulings since 2021.
"Granted" means the judge lowered the bond, ordered release on recognizance, or otherwise granted the request.
48%
Bond requests granted
102 bond decisions Moderate
$20,000
Median bond when set
47 bonds with amounts
0%
Released on own recognizance
This judge 48%
Court average 48.8% · median $7,500
National 41.9% · median $6,500
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
2%
664 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
0.2%
1,177 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
10.9%
55 decisions Moderate
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
50%⚠
8 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
64.3%⚠
14 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
71.1%
228 decisions High confidence
2%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 664 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
2%
This court
6.8%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the bottom 3% 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 · 655 decisions since 2021
2%
Without a lawyer⚠unrepresented · 9 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.
* 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).