What is Judge Dorothy Harbeck's background?
TRAC reports that Dorothy Harbeck was appointed in September 2006. She received a bachelor of arts degree in 1984 from Wellesley College and a juris doctorate in 1989 from Seton Hall University School of Law. She received a certificate in trial advocacy skills from the National Institute of Trial Advocacy at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. From 1990 to September 2006, Judge Harbeck was in private practice in Trenton and Red Bank, N.J. She is a former New Jersey Superior Court arbitrator and an accredited mediator. She is a member of the New Jersey and New York bars.
What does TRAC report about Judge Dorothy Harbeck'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 Dorothy Harbeck decided 1120 asylum cases at New York Immigration Court and denied 39.9 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 Dorothy Harbeck 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 New York - Federal Plaza Immigration Court. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.