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Inside Immigration

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Immigration judges

Douglas B. Schoppert

Immigration Judge, New York/Federal Plaza Immigration Court. Appointed May 1997.

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

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Judge Schoppert12.1%
New York court47.7%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
405
Asylum granted
338
Other relief granted
18
Denied
49
Against own court
-35.6 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY21FY22FY23FY24
12%6%17%18%

Read from TRAC's chart to the nearest point. Years with fewer than 25 decisions are not shown.

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 98% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: China (35.6%), India (12.4%), El Salvador (11.6%), Bangladesh (5.8%), Honduras (4%).

Official biography

Judge Schoppert was appointed as an Immigration Judge in May 1997. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1978 from Georgetown University, and a Juris Doctorate from William and Mary in 1982. From 1995 to 1997, Judge Schoppert was in private practice in Falls Church, Virginia. He served as a consultant to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, from August to December 1994. From 1993 to 1994, Judge Schoppert worked as a supervisor/attorney with Catholic Charities/Hogar Hispano in Arlington, Virginia. From 1988 to 1992, he served as a supervisory attorney with the Legal Assistance Foundation of Chicago. Judge Schoppert is a member of both the Virginia and Illinois Bars.

As published by the Executive Office for Immigration Review at appointment, via TRAC.

In the record

No published reporting or appellate decisions naming this judge have been collected yet.

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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.