Shayne R. Burnham

Immigration Judge, New York - Varick. Appointed March 2019 by Matthew Whitaker.

AverageClose to the national average-3.1 points

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

Judge Burnham59.8%

New York - DET court60.9%

All judges nationally62.9%

Decisions on the merits: 1,422
Asylum granted: 541
Other relief granted: 31
Denied: 850
Against own court: -1.1 pts

Denial rate by fiscal year
FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25	FY26
29%	36%	21%	57%	96%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 77% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Official biography

Then-Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker appointed Shayne R. Burnham to begin hearing cases in March 2019. Judge Burnham ear ned a Bachelor of Science in 2005 from the Pennsylvania State University and a Juris Doctor in 2010 from Syracuse University College of Law. From 2016 to 2019, she served as an assistant chief counsel for the Office of the Chief Counsel, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in Miami. From 2011 to 2016, she served as an assistant attorney general for the Florida Office of Criminal Appeals Division. Judge Burnham is a member of the Florida Bar.

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.