David Robertson
Immigration Judge, Boston Immigration Court. Appointed April 2021.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 131
- Asylum granted
- 7
- Other relief granted
- 4
- Denied
- 120
- Against own court
- +39.0 pts
| FY22 |
|---|
| 92% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 98% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: Brazil (32.1%), Guatemala (21.4%), El Salvador (16%), Democratic Republic of Congo (4.6%), Ecuador (4.6%).
Official biography
David H. Robertson was appointed as a Unit Chief Immigration Judge to begin supervisory immigration adjudication center duties and hearing cases in April 2021. Judge Robertson earneda Bachelor of Science in 1986 from James Madison University, a Juris Doctor in 1989 from the University of Richmond School of Law, and a Master of Laws in 1999 from the Judge Advocate General's Legal Center and School. From 1990 to 2020, he served as a U.S. Army Judge Advocate in various locations throughout the U.S. and Germany. During that time, from 2010 to2020, he served as a Military Judge in the following locations: Fort Bliss, Texas; Fort Bragg,North Carolina; Kaiserslautern, Germany; and Fort Stewart, Georgia. While serving as a Military Judge, he also presided over trials in Kuwait and Afghanistan. From 2004 to 2006, he served as a Regional Defense Counsel; from 1999 to 2001, as a Senior Defense Counsel; from 1995 to Communications and Legislative Affairs Division1997, as a Prosecutor; and from 1993 to 1995, as a Defense Counsel. From 1995 to 1996, hedeployed to Bosnia-Herzegovina, and from 2007 to 2008, he deployed to Kosovo. In 2020, here tired in the rank of Colonel. Judge Robertson is a member of the Virginia State Bar.
In the record
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Other judges at Boston
Court page →About these figures. Denial rates describe outcomes in the cases a judge happened to hear, which differ by detention, nationality and representation. They are not a measure of fairness or competence. Method and sources are on the judges index.