What is Judge Jacob J. Stender's background?
EOIR's notice says that Jacob J. Stender was appointed in May 2023. Judge Stender earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2002 from Western Washington University and a Juris Doctor in 2012 from the Seattle University School of Law. From 2020 to 2023, he served as a lead administrative law judge, and from 2017 to 2020, as an administrative law judge, for the Washington State Office of Administrative Hearings. From 2013 to 2017, he served as a district court commissioner for the District Court of Maryland.
What does TRAC report about Judge Jacob J. Stender'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 Jacob J. Stender decided 407 asylum cases at Concord Immigration Court and denied 49.6 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 Jacob J. Stender 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 Concord Immigration Court. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.