The Honorable Immigration Judge Timothy M Cole

Conroe, TX Immigration Court
Appointed September 2016 · President Barack Obama Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch
9 years on the immigration bench
Appointed under a Democratic administration

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Caseload & process (since 2021)
1,163
Completions per year
6,980 total
42.5%
Detained at decision
share of cases
2.2 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
3%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
8%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
20.6%
Appeals remanded or reversed
436 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.
50.4%
Bond requests granted
593 bond decisions High confidence
$8,000
Median bond when set
289 bonds with amounts
1%
Released on own recognizance
This judge 50.4%
Court average 58.7% · median $8,000
National 41.9% · median $6,500

Grant rates by type of relief

Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
16.5% 810 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
3.7% 1,442 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
31% 58 decisions Moderate
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
93.3% 15 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
86.2% 65 decisions Moderate
Voluntary departure
90% 629 decisions High confidence
16.5%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 810 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
16.5%
This court
12.4%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the bottom 34% 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 · 533 decisions since 2021
22.7%
Without a lawyerunrepresented · 277 decisions since 2021
4.7%

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%2016: 100% of 1 decisions100%20162017: 12.6% of 87 decisions12.6%20172018: 16.7% of 108 decisions16.7%20182019: 17.5% of 251 decisions17.5%20192020: 5.2% of 77 decisions5.2%20202021: 13.9% of 36 decisions13.9%20212022: 28.9% of 349 decisions28.9%20222023: 4% of 124 decisions4%20232024: 9.2% of 130 decisions9.2%20242025: 7.4% of 135 decisions7.4%20252026 (partial year): 2.8% of 36 decisions2.8%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).
Conroe, TX · home court
4,519 (65%)
2,454 (35%)
1 (0.01%)
1 (0.01%)
1 (0.01%)
1 (0.01%)