Munish Sharda
Immigration Judge, Phoenix Immigration Court. Appointed June 2015 by Eric Holder.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 996
- Asylum granted
- 83
- Other relief granted
- 36
- Denied
- 877
- Against own court
- +3.1 pts
| FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92% | 74% | 79% | 74% | 86% | 96% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 85% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: Mexico (41.7%), Guatemala (16%), Venezuela (12.3%), Colombia (5.9%), Honduras (5%).
Official biography
Attorney General Eric Holder appointed Judge Sharda to begin hearing cases in June 2015.Judge Sharda received a bachelor of arts degree in 1997 from the University of California, Irvineand a juris doctorate in 2000 from the University of Wisconsin Law School. From April 2005 to May 2015, Judge Sharda served as assistant U.S. attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office for the Districtof Arizona and U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Wisconsin. From 2000 to2005, he served in the U.S. Air Force, Judge Advocate General's Corps. Judge Sharda is a member of the State Bar of Wisconsin.
In the record
Unaccompanied migrant minors face growing hurdles from Trump administration crackdown
The Arizona Republic describes more than ten unaccompanied minors, none of them represented by an attorney, appearing before Phoenix Immigration Judge Munish Sharda, who explained their legal rights through a Spanish-language interpreter.
EOIR Fact Sheet: Immigration Judge Biographical Information
An EOIR fact sheet says Attorney General Eric Holder appointed Munish Sharda to the Las Vegas Immigration Court, beginning cases in June 2015. From April 2005 to May 2015 he served as an assistant U.S. attorney for the District of Arizona.
Other judges at Phoenix
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.