Shifra Rubin

Immigration Judge, Newark Immigration Court. Appointed January 2016 by Loretta E. Lynch.

LenientGrants far more often than the national average-24.3 points

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

Judge Rubin38.6%

Newark court70.3%

All judges nationally62.9%

Decisions on the merits: 363
Asylum granted: 200
Other relief granted: 23
Denied: 140
Against own court: -31.7 pts

Denial rate by fiscal year
FY21	FY22	FY23
36%	41%	38%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 94% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Ecuador (20.7%), El Salvador (16%), Guatemala (15.2%), Honduras (13.2%), Brazil (10.7%).

Official biography

Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch appointed Judge Rubin to begin hearing cases in January 2016. Judge Rubin received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1992 from Rutgers University and a Juris Doctor in 2002 from Rutgers School of Law. From 2003 through 2015, Judge Rubin served in various capacities for the Immigration Representation Project, Legal Services of New Jersey, in Edison, N.J., including serving as a senior attorney, supervising attorney, and staff attorney. Judge Rubin is a member of the New Jersey 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.