Munish Sharda

Immigration Judge, Phoenix Immigration Court. Appointed June 2015 by Eric Holder.

StrictDenies far more often than the national average+25.2 points

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

Judge Sharda88.1%

Phoenix court85.0%

All judges nationally62.9%

Decisions on the merits: 996
Asylum granted: 83
Other relief granted: 36
Denied: 877
Against own court: +3.1 pts

Denial rate by fiscal year
FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25	FY26
92%	74%	79%	74%	86%	96%

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

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 am ember of the State Bar of Wisconsin.

As published by the Executive Office for Immigration Review at appointment, via TRAC.

In the record

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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.