What is Judge Kenneth Shahan's background?
EOIR's notice says that Kenneth Shahan was appointed in October 2022. Judge Shahan earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in 1991 from the University of Oklahoma, a Juris Doctor in 1995 from The University of Oklahoma College of Law, and a Master of Laws in Military Law in 2004 from the Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School in Charlottesville, Virginia. From 1995 to 2022, Judge Shahan served as a judge advocate in the U.S. Army, culminating with him serving as a circuit judge from 2014 to 2022, in the following locations: Fort Hood, Texas; Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington; Wheeler Army Airfield, Hawaii; and Rose Barracks, Germany.
What does TRAC report about Judge Kenneth Shahan'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 Kenneth Shahan decided 230 asylum cases at Dallas Immigration Court and denied 90.9 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 Kenneth Shahan 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.