Irma J. Newburn
Immigration Judge, Memphis Immigration Court. Appointed December 2021.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 502
- Asylum granted
- 49
- Other relief granted
- 50
- Denied
- 403
- Against own court
- +10.2 pts
| FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75% | 68% | 66% | 84% | 90% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 92% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: Honduras (15.5%), Venezuela (13.9%), Guatemala (12.4%), Mexico (10.8%), Nicaragua (7.4%).
Official biography
Irma J. Newburn was appointed as an Immigration Judge to begin hearing cases in December 2021. Judge Newburn ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 2002 from Cameron University and a Juris Doctor in 2007 from Oklahoma City University School of Law. From 2016 to 2021, she served as a District Judge for Comanche, Cotton, Jefferson and Stephens counties, in Oklahoma. During that time, from 2019 to 2021, she also served on the Oklahoma Court on the Judiciary-Trial Division, in Oklahoma City. From 2008 to 2016, she served as an Assistant District Attorney, including First Assistant District Attorney, for Comanche and Cotton counties, in Oklahoma. From 2007 to 2008, she was an attorney with Tayloe, Johnson, and Newburn, in Lawton, Oklahoma. Judge Newburn is a member of the Oklahoma Bar.
In the record
No published reporting or appellate decisions naming this judge have been collected yet.
Other judges at Memphis
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.