What is Judge Shannon R. Holderfield's background?
EOIR's notice says that Shannon R. Holderfield was appointed in May 2026. Judge Holderfield earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2012 from the University of Arizona and a Juris Doctor in 2017 from the University of Tulsa College of Law. From September 2019 to May 2026, she served as a senior attorney with the Office of Chief Counsel, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security, in El Paso, Texas. From May 2023 to January 2025, she served as a special assistant U.S. attorney for the Western District of Texas. From September 2017 to August 2018, she served as a judicial law clerk for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, and from September 2018 to May 2019, she worked as an associate with a private firm in Houston. In 2023, Judge Holderfield received the CBP Commissioner’s Award for Integrity.
What the official record establishes
The source lists the name Shannon R. Holderfield 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 Oakdale Immigration Court. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.
No outcome or personal-profile claims
This entry does not provide an asylum approval rate, predict a decision, or claim personal background not established by the cited source. Confirm the assigned judge and attendance details from your notice and the court. A change of judge does not by itself change deadlines or excuse attendance.