What is Judge Todd A. Masters's background?
EOIR's notice says that Todd A. Masters was appointed in October 2018. Judge Masters earned a Bachelor of Science in 1992 from the U.S. Naval Academy, a Master of Arts degree in 1993 from the University of Maryland at College Park, and a Juris Doctor in 2005 from Boston College Law School. From 2008 to 2018, he served as an assistant chief counsel and deputy chief counsel for the Office of Chief Counsel, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in Boston. From 2005 to 2008, he served as an assistant district attorney for the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office, also in Boston. From 1992 to 2002, he served in the U.S. Navy.
What does TRAC report about Judge Todd A. Masters'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 Todd A. Masters decided 1154 asylum cases at Boston Immigration Court and denied 60.8 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 Todd A. Masters 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 Boston Immigration Court. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.