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Inside Immigration

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Immigration judges

Eric Schultz

Immigration Judge, Batavia Immigration Court. Appointed December 2022.

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

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Judge Schultz83.2%
Batavia court80.4%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
143
Asylum granted
11
Other relief granted
13
Denied
119
Against own court
+2.8 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY24FY25FY26
84%75%91%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 73% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Ecuador (11.2%), El Salvador (7%), Honduras (6.3%), Jamaica (4.9%), Venezuela (4.9%).

Official biography

Eric W. Schultz was appointed as an Immigration Judge to begin hearing cases in December 2022. Judge Schultz ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 1990 from Canisius College and a Juris Doctor in 1995 from the State University of New York at Buffalo. From 2016 to 2022, he served as an assistant chief counsel, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in Buffalo. From 2007 to 2016, he practiced immigration law and removal defense litigation at Barclay Damon LLP in Buffalo. From 1996 to 2007, he was partner at Sacks, Kolken, & Schultz in Buffalo. Judge Schultz is a member of the New York State Bar.

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.

Other judges at Batavia

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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.