What is Judge Veronica Segovia's background?
EOIR's notice says that Veronica Segovia was appointed in November 2023. Judge Segovia earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1997 from St. Mary’s University and a Juris Doctor in 2003 from St. Mary’s University School of Law. From 2018 to 2023, she 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 2008 to 2018, she served as an assistant district attorney for the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office in San Antonio. From 2003 to 2008, she practiced criminal defense at the Law Office of Veronica M. Segovia in San Antonio.
What does TRAC report about Judge Veronica Segovia'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 Veronica Segovia decided 265 asylum cases at Pearsall Immigration Court and denied 90.2 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 Veronica Segovia 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.