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Immigration judges

Robin E. Feder

Immigration Judge, Honolulu Immigration Court. Appointed November 2006.

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

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Judge Feder47.1%
Honolulu court40.5%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
187
Asylum granted
93
Other relief granted
6
Denied
88
Against own court
+6.6 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY24FY25FY26
22%52%64%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 98% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: China (91.4%), Russia (2.7%), Honduras (1.6%), Vietnam (1.1%), Cameroon (0.5%).

Official biography

Robin E. Feder was appointed as an immigration judge in November 2006. She received bachelor of arts deg rees in Spanish and French in 1980 from the University of Illinois and a juris doctorate in 1983 from George Washington University. Judge Feder studied at Universidad Ibero-Americana, Mexico City, Mexico, in 1976; Universidad de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, from 1977 to 1978; and the Sorbonne, Paris, France, from 1979 to 1980. From April 1996 to November 2006, Judge Feder was an assistant U.S. attorney at the U.S. Attorney�s Office in Rhode Island, serving as the Chief of the Civil Division from April 1996 to January 2005. Judge Feder served as an Assistant Attorney General from January 1987 to August 1990 and as Chief of the Civil Division from August 1990 to April 1996 at the Department of Attorney General, state of Rhode Island. She was in private practice in Providence, R.I., and Chicago from November 1983 to January 1987. She is a member of the Rhode Island and Illinois bars.

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

In the record

No published reporting or appellate decisions naming this judge have been collected yet.

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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.