What is Judge Jennifer Winfield's background?
EOIR's notice says that Jennifer Winfield was appointed in March 2022. Judge Winfield earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1997 from Saint Louis University and a Juris Doctor in 2001 from Indiana University – Indianapolis School of Law. From 2020 to 2022, she served as the Deputy Title IX Officer and Assistant Director of the Title IX, Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Office for the University of California, in Riverside, California. From 2008 to 2020, she served as a Supervisory Assistant U.S. Attorney for the White-Collar Unit, Civil Rights Coordinator, Human Trafficking Coordinator and a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri in Saint Louis. From 2006 to 2008, she served as an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney with the Saint Louis County Prosecutor’s Office. From 2002 to 2005, she served as an Assistant Public Defender with the Missouri State Public Defender’s Office in Saint Louis City.
What does TRAC report about Judge Jennifer Winfield'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 Jennifer Winfield decided 571 asylum cases at Dallas Immigration Court and denied 73.4 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 Jennifer Winfield 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.