What is Judge Jason Hermus's background?
EOIR's notice says that Jason Hermus was appointed in March 2026. Judge Hermus earned a Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences in 1994 from the University of North Texas, and a Juris Doctor in 2002 from Southern Methodist University. From November 2002 to February 2026, he served as an assistant district attorney with the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office in Dallas in various positions including as a trial prosecutor in numerous county and district courts, a division chief of the Public Integrity Division, chief of the Homicide Intake Unit, and in the last six years he served as a legal division director over the Gang/Community Response Division, the Organized Crime Division, the Specialized Crime Division, the Fraud and White Collar Crime Units, and the Elder Abuse Unit.
What does TRAC report about Judge Jason Hermus'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 Jason Hermus decided 116 asylum cases at Dallas Immigration Court and denied 97.4 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 Jason Hermus 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.