What is Judge Deitrich Sims's background?
TRAC reports that Deitrich Sims was appointed in March 1997. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1979 from Claremont Mc Kenna College, and a Juris Doctorate from Lewis and Clark Law School in 1982. Prior to his May 1999 transfer to the Immigration Court in Dallas, Judge Sims served as an Immigration Judge in the Immigration Court in Miami, Florida. From 1988 to 1997, Judge Sims served as an assistant district counsel with the former Immigration and Naturalization Service in San Antonio, Texas. During this time, he also served as a special assistant U.S. Attorney with the Western District of Texas from 1994 to 1997. Judge Sims worked as a special agent with the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Diplomatic Security, in Los Angeles, California, from 1984 to 1988.
What does TRAC report about Judge Deitrich Sims'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 Deitrich Sims decided 765 asylum cases at Dallas Immigration Court and denied 84.3 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 Deitrich Sims 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 Dallas Immigration Court. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.