What is Judge Jacob Bashore's background?
EOIR's notice says that Jacob Bashore was appointed in May 2019. Judge Bashore earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1999 from Wright State University, a Juris Doctor in 2006 from the University of Tennessee College of Law, and a Master of Laws degree in 2011 from The Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School. From 2006 to 2019, he served as an attorney and circuit judge with the U.S. Army in the following locations: Grafenwoehr and Vilseck, Germany; Fort Belvoir, Virginia; Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and Fort Hood, Texas.
What does TRAC report about Judge Jacob Bashore'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 Jacob Bashore decided 220 asylum cases at Oakdale Immigration Court and denied 89.1 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 Jacob Bashore 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 Fort Worth Immigration Adjudication Center. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.