What is Judge Daniel Conklin's background?
EOIR's notice says that Daniel Conklin was appointed in November 2023. Judge Conklin earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2003 from the University of Michigan and a Juris Doctor in 2010 from the University of Kansas School of Law. From 2014 to 2023, he practiced immigration law with The Shagin Law Group in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. From 2013 to 2014, he was a staff attorney for the Pennsylvania Immigration Resource Center in York, Pennsylvania. From 2010 to 2012, he served as a judicial law clerk and then an attorney advisor at the Kansas City Immigration Court, entering on duty through the Attorney General’s Honors Program.
What does TRAC report about Judge Daniel Conklin's asylum decisions?
TRAC, a research center that began at Syracuse University, reports that for FY 2021 - 2026 (data covers the first 9 months of fiscal year 2026), Judge Daniel Conklin decided 704 asylum cases at Indianapolis Immigration Court and denied 88.4 percent, based on its report of Aug 27, 2026. These are past figures for one court. They do not predict your case, which turns on your facts, evidence, nationality and representation, and TRAC cautions against simple comparisons between judges at different courts. Read the full report at TRAC, and talk to a lawyer about your own case.
What the official record establishes
The source lists the name Daniel Conklin in 1 alphabetical row. The recorded title is Immigration Judge. The record is not an appointment history or an employment certification.
Dated court associations
EOIR’s court-specific tables associate this entry with Indianapolis Immigration Court. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.