What is Judge Irma Newburn's background?
EOIR's notice says that Irma Newburn was appointed in December 2021. Judge Newburn earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2002 from Cameron University and a Juris Doctor in 2007 from Oklahoma City University School of Law. From 2016 to 2021, she served as a District Judge for Comanche, Cotton, Jefferson and Stephens counties, in Oklahoma. During that time, from 2019 to 2021, she also served on the Oklahoma Court on the Judiciary-Trial Division, in Oklahoma City. From 2008 to 2016, she served as an Assistant District Attorney, including First Assistant District Attorney, for Comanche and Cotton counties, in Oklahoma. From 2007 to 2008, she was an attorney with Tayloe, Johnson, and Newburn, in Lawton, Oklahoma.
What does TRAC report about Judge Irma Newburn'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 Irma Newburn decided 502 asylum cases at Memphis Immigration Court and denied 80.3 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 Irma Newburn 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 Memphis Immigration Court. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.