What is Judge John P. Burns's background?
EOIR's notice says that John P. Burns was appointed in December 2020. Judge Burns earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2004 from Beloit College and a Juris Doctor in 2009 from Fordham University School of Law. From 2016 to 2020, he served as an assistant chief counsel, Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in New York. During this time, from 2016 to 2017, he deployed to Kuwait and Iraq in support of Operation Inherent Resolve and Operation Spartan Shield. From 2010 to 2016, he served as an attorney at the Social Security Administration. Since 2013, he has served as an officer in the Judge Advocate General’s (JAG) Corps of the New York Army National Guard.
What does TRAC report about Judge John P. Burns'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 John P. Burns decided 1566 asylum cases at New York Immigration Court and denied 96.1 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 John P. Burns in 1 alphabetical row. The recorded title is Assistant Chief 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.