What is Judge Scott Thomsen's background?
EOIR's notice says that Scott Thomsen was appointed in March 2020. Judge Thomsen earned a Bachelor of Science in 1988 and a Juris Doctor in 1991 from Brigham Young University. From 1995 to 2020, he served as the associate circuit judge for Bollinger County, Missouri. From 1992 to 1994, he was an assistant public defender for the 32nd and 33rd Judicial Circuits of Missouri, in Jackson.
What does TRAC report about Judge Scott Thomsen'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 Scott Thomsen decided 584 asylum cases at Indianapolis Immigration Court and denied 78.6 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 Scott Thomsen 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 Indianapolis Immigration Court. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.