Pearsall immigration court
Address
Pearsall Immigration Court: 566 Veterans Drive, Pearsall, TX 78061
Court decisions over 12 months
In plain words
Out of every 100 cases decided in this court, 2 got relief. The vast majority end without relief.
0 of every 100 cases were decided in absentia, that is, without the person at the hearing.
With an attorney, 5 of every 100 got relief; without one, 0 of every 100 (5.4 % and 0.2 %).
Of the 13,040 decisions in this court, 265 ended with relief, 615 with the case closed, 5,594 with voluntary departure and 6,566 with a removal order.
| Outcome | Decisions | % |
|---|---|---|
| Relief | 265 | 2.0 % |
| Case closed | 615 | 4.7 % |
| Voluntary departure | 5,594 | 42.9 % |
| Removal order | 6,566 | 50.3 % |
| Decided in absentia | 15 | 0.1 % |
This court and the nation
With the Pearsall court, the share of cases with relief is 2.0 %: similar than nationwide (2.4 %).
With the Pearsall court, the share of removal orders is 50.3 %: lower than nationwide (75.6 %).
With the Pearsall court, the share of cases decided in absentia is 0.1 %: lower than nationwide (45.3 %).
With the Pearsall court, the share of people with an attorney is 35.4 %: lower than nationwide (38.1 %).
Cases with the Pearsall court take less time than nationwide: a median of 99 days versus 793.
With and without an attorney
| Decisions | Relief | |
|---|---|---|
| With an attorney | 4,613 | 5.4 % |
| Without an attorney | 8,427 | 0.2 % |
Compared with other courts
- Ranked 41 of 71 courts for relief (1 = most relief).
- Ranked 59 of 71 courts for cases decided in absentia (1 = most in absentia).
Decisions per month (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026)
The busiest month was Oct 2025 (1,315 decisions) and the quietest Jun 2026 (791).
| Month | Decisions | Relief | In absentia | Vs. prior month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 1,283 | 14 | 0 | — |
| Oct 2025 | 1,315 | 28 | 3 | up |
| Nov 2025 | 1,101 | 28 | 3 | down |
| Dec 2025 | 1,114 | 22 | 0 | up |
| Jan 2026 | 1,272 | 17 | 2 | up |
| Feb 2026 | 1,157 | 11 | 3 | down |
| Mar 2026 | 1,157 | 30 | 1 | same |
| Apr 2026 | 1,053 | 32 | 1 | down |
| May 2026 | 865 | 29 | 0 | down |
| Jun 2026 | 791 | 19 | 0 | down |
| Jul 2026 | 929 | 16 | 0 | up |
| Aug 2026 | 1,003 | 19 | 2 | up |
Months with fewer than 5 decisions are dotted: with so few cases, that month's percentage says little.
Judges at this court
15 judges have this as their main court in the window. The one who decided the most was Veronica Marie. Segovia, with 1,546 decisions.
Sorted by decisions over 12 months. The label compares each judge with the other judges in the court.
| Judge | Decisions | Relief | In absentia | Vs. the court |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Judge Veronica Marie. Segovia | 1,546 | 0.7 % | 0.0 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Kevin Terrill | 1,494 | 0.5 % | 0.0 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Thomas G., JR. Crossan | 937 | 0.6 % | 0.0 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Robert R. Mckee | 924 | 1.1 % | 0.0 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Sujata Rodgers | 478 | 4.8 % | 0.0 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Dillon J. Ambrose | 372 | 2.2 % | 3.8 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Irene C. Feldman | 345 | 1.5 % | 14.8 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Linda L. Chavez | 341 | 0.3 % | 0.0 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Jennifer L. Mazza | 325 | 0.0 % | 0.0 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Andrew J. Slitt | 295 | 4.8 % | 45.1 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Stuart Douglas Alcorn | 268 | 1.5 % | 0.0 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Ryan J. Clark | 212 | 3.3 % | 0.0 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Jacob Marshall | 189 | 0.0 % | 0.5 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Michael Hayden | 149 | 15.4 % | 0.0 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Matthew Kozyra | 137 | 12.4 % | 0.0 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |