What is Judge James Miller Jr.'s background?
EOIR's notice says that James Miller Jr. was appointed in October 2020. Judge Miller earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1987 from Loras College, and a Juris Doctorate in 1990 from Hamline University School of Law. From 1998 to 2020, he served as the chief assistant U.S. Attorney for the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of Texas, Pecos Division, in Alpine, Texas. From 1994 to 1998, he served as the senior defense counsel, Trial Defense Service, U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps, at Fort Polk, Louisiana. From 1990 to 1994, he served as a claims, civil and administrative law attorney, and prosecutor with the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps at Fort Bliss, Texas.
What does TRAC report about Judge James Miller Jr.'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 James Miller Jr. decided 807 asylum cases at El Paso Immigration Court and denied 73.6 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 James Miller Jr. 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 El Paso Immigration Court. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.