What is Judge Charles M. Ouslander's background?
EOIR's notice says that Charles M. Ouslander was appointed in December 2021. Judge Ouslander earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1984 from Hamilton College and a Juris Doctor in 1987 from Brooklyn Law School. Judge Reilly earned a Bachelor of Science in 1990 from Bucknell University and a Juris Doctor in 1994 from the Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law. From 2018 to 2021, he was a Senior Staff Attorney with Disability Rights New Jersey, in Trenton. From 2011 to 2018, he served as Designated Counsel for the Office of the Public Defender, Law Guardian, in Trenton. From 2011 to 2014, he served as the Municipal Court Judge, in Hopewell Township, New Jersey. From 2006 to 2010, he served as an Assistant Prosecutor, and then as the First Assistant Prosecutor, with the Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s Office, in Flemington, New Jersey.
What does TRAC report about Judge Charles M. Ouslander's asylum decisions?
TRAC, a research center that began at Syracuse University, reports that for FY 2021 - 2026 (data covers the first 9 months of fiscal year 2026), Judge Charles M. Ouslander decided 486 asylum cases at New York - Det Immigration Court and denied 80.2 percent, based on its report of Aug 27, 2026. These are past figures for one court. They do not predict your case, which turns on your facts, evidence, nationality and representation, and TRAC cautions against simple comparisons between judges at different courts. Read the full report at TRAC, and talk to a lawyer about your own case.
What the official record establishes
The source lists the name Charles M. Ouslander in 1 alphabetical row. The recorded title is Immigration Judge. The record is not an appointment history or an employment certification.
Dated court associations
EOIR’s court-specific tables associate this entry with Ulster Immigration Court. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.