Robert M. Lewandowski
Immigration Judge, Annandale Immigration Court. Appointed 1986 by William P. Barr.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 119
- Asylum granted
- 24
- Other relief granted
- 14
- Denied
- 81
- Against own court
- +21.8 pts
| FY22 | FY23 | FY24 |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | 55% | 92% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 97% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: El Salvador (34.5%), Honduras (17.6%), China (9.2%), Guatemala (9.2%), Brazil (3.4%).
Official biography
Attorney General William P. Barr appointed Robert M. Lewandowski as an Immigration Judgein December 2020. Judge Lewandowski ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 1986 from the Universityof Pittsburgh and a Juris Doctor in 1989 from the College of William and Mary. From 2004 to2020, he served as chief of staff, special assistant, and senior advisor, U.S. Border Patrol, U.S.Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in the Districtof Columbia. From 1996 to 2004, he served as sector counsel for the Laredo, Texas Sector, U.S.Border Patrol, CBP, DHS. From 1986 to 2020, he served as a judge advocate in the U.S. Marine Corps on both active duty and in the reserve in the following locations: Parris Island, South Carolina; Jacksonville, North Carolina; Quantico, Virginia; El Toro, California; San Antonio,Texas; New Orleans; District of Columbia; and Oahu, Hawaii. While serving as a marine judge advocate, he served in various positions including trial counsel, defense counsel, legal assistance officer, special assistant U.S. attorney, inspector, deputy staff judge advocate, staff judge advocate, and officer-in-charge/deputy director. Judge Lewandowski is a member of the Districtof Columbia Bar, Pennsylvania State Bar, and Virginia State Bar.
In the record
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Other judges at Arlington
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.