What is Judge F. James Loprest Jr.'s background?
TRAC reports that F. James Loprest Jr. was appointed in October 2010. Judge Loprest received a bachelor of arts degree in 1982 from Cornell University and received a juris doctorate in 1989 from University of Notre Dame Law School. From 1992 to October 2010, he was senior immigration litigation counsel and special assistant U.S. attorney for the Department of Justice, U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York. During that time, Judge Loprest served as deputy regional counsel for the Department Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and assistant chief counsel for DHS, Immigration and Customs Enforcement. From 1990 to 1992, Judge Loprest was a litigation associate for Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, LLP. From 1989 to 1990, he served as law clerk to the Honorable David G. Larimer, U.S. District Court, Western District of New York.
What does TRAC report about Judge F. James Loprest Jr.'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 F. James Loprest Jr. decided 636 asylum cases at New York Immigration Court and denied 16.2 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 F. James Loprest Jr. 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.