What is Judge Kevin Terrill's background?
EOIR's notice says that Kevin Terrill was appointed in November 2023. Judge Terrill earned a Bachelor of Science and a Bachelor of Business Administration in 2003 from the University of Texas at Austin and a Juris Doctor in 2007 from the St. Mary’s University School of Law. From 2018 to 2023, he served as an assistant chief counsel with the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in San Antonio. From 2007 to 2018, he served as an assistant district attorney at the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office in San Antonio.
What does TRAC report about Judge Kevin Terrill'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 Kevin Terrill decided 292 asylum cases at Pearsall Immigration Court and denied 93.8 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 Kevin Terrill 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 Pearsall Immigration Court. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.