Joshua D. Luskin
Immigration Judge, Chicago Immigration Court. Appointed October 2019 by William P. Barr.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 372
- Asylum granted
- 180
- Other relief granted
- 47
- Denied
- 145
- Against own court
- -10.0 pts
| FY21 | FY22 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38% | 30% | 15% | 55% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 90% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: Mexico (12.1%), Guatemala (9.1%), Russia (8.9%), Venezuela (8.3%), China (7.5%).
Official biography
Attorney General William Barr appointed Joshua D. Luskin to begin hearing cases in October 2019. Judge Luskin ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 1994 from Macalester College and a Juris Doctor in 1997 from the University of Michigan. From 2015 to 2019, he served as commissionerat the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission. From 2011 to 2015, he served as arbitratorat the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission. From 2003 to 2011, he was in private practice at the litigation firm of Nyhan, Bambrick, Kinzie & Lowry. From 2000 to 2003, heserved as a judge advocate for the U.S. Navy. In 1999, he served as of counsel to the State's Attorney's Appellate Prosecutor's Office, in Illinois. In 1998, he served as an assistant state'sattorney, in Champaign County, Illinois. Judge Luskin is a member of the Illinois State Bar.
In the record
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Other judges at Chicago
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.