Maria Lurye
Immigration Judge, New York/Federal Plaza Immigration Court. Appointed April 2017 by Loretta E. Lynch.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 756
- Asylum granted
- 650
- Other relief granted
- 51
- Denied
- 55
- Against own court
- -40.4 pts
| FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12% | 4% | 7% | 4% | 12% | 9% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 95% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: China (37%), India (15.2%), Bangladesh (7.9%), Nepal (4.6%), Russia (4.4%).
Official biography
Former Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch appointed Maria Lurye to begin hearing cases in April 2017. Judge Lurye ear ned a Bachelor of Science degree in 2001 from Rutgers University–New Brunswick and a Juris Doctor in 2007 from the Rutgers School of Law–Newark. From 2008 to January 2017, she served as an assistant chief counsel for the Office of the Chief Counsel, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security in New York, N.Y. She was previously an associate attorney with the Kuba Law Firm in New York City. Judge Lurye is a member of the New Jersey and New York State Bars.
In the record
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Other judges at New York
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.