David Norkin
Immigration Judge, New York - Varick. Appointed January 2020 by William P. Barr.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 400
- Asylum granted
- 283
- Other relief granted
- 3
- Denied
- 114
- Against own court
- -32.4 pts
| FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16% | 17% | 38% | 72% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 97% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Official biography
Attorney General Barr appointed David A. Norkin to begin hearing cases in January 2020. Judge Norkin earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1995 from Bates College and a Juris Doctor in 1999 from The George Washington University Law School. In 2019, he served as court administrator for the Fishkill, Ulster, and Varick immigration courts. From 1999 to 2016, he served as a judge advocate, defense counsel, prosecutor, special assistant U.S. attorney, and appellate military judge in the following locations: Naval Base San Diego, California; Naval Station Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan; and Washington Navy Yard, District of Columbia. Judge Norkin is a member of the Hawaii State Bar, Maryland State Bar, and New York State Bar.
In the record
EOIR to Swear in 28 Immigration Judges, Bringing Judge Corps to Highest Level in History
The Justice Department announced that Attorney General William Barr appointed David A. Norkin among 28 new immigration judges sworn in at a December 2019 ceremony, with Norkin assigned to the New York immigration court.
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