New Immigration Judge appointed in Fort Worth to begin hearing cases this month

Kenneth W. Shahan, Immigration Judge, Fort Worth Immigration Adjudication Center

Kenneth W. Shahan was appointed as an Immigration Judge to begin hearing cases in October 2022. Judge Shahan earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in 1991 from the University of Oklahoma, a Juris Doctor in 1995 from The University of Oklahoma College of Law, and a Master of Laws in Military Law in 2004 from the Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School in Charlottesville, Virginia. From 1995 to 2022, Judge Shahan served as a judge advocate in the U.S. Army, culminating with him serving as a circuit judge from 2014 to 2022, in the following locations: Fort Hood, Texas; Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington; Wheeler Army Airfield, Hawaii; and Rose Barracks, Germany. Judge Shahan is a member of the Oklahoma Bar.