What is Judge Holly D'Andrea's background?
EOIR's notice says that Holly D'Andrea was appointed in May 2019. Judge D’Andrea earned a Bachelor of Science in 2003 from Oklahoma State University and a Juris Doctor in 2006 from Saint Louis University School of Law. From 2011 to 2019, she served as an assistant U.S. attorney with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas, Department of Justice (DOJ), in Brownsville, Texas. From 2016 to 2017, she served as the national border and immigration legal issues coordinator with the Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys, DOJ, in Washington, D.C. From 2008 to 2010, she was an assistant prosecuting attorney, assistant county counselor, and city attorney in Washington County, Missouri. From 2007 to 2008, she was in private practice.
What does TRAC report about Judge Holly D'Andrea'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 Holly D'Andrea decided 219 asylum cases at Conroe Immigration Court and denied 74.9 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 Holly D'Andrea 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 Conroe Immigration Court. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.