What is Judge John Rubenstein's background?
EOIR's notice says that John Rubenstein was appointed in March 2022. Judge Rubenstein earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1999 from the University of Pennsylvania, a Juris Doctor in 2005 from the Georgetown University Law Center, and a Master of Arts in 2012 from California State University, Los Angeles. From 2019 to 2022, he served as an Assistant Chief Counsel, Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in Harlingen, Texas. From 2015 to 2019, he served in various capacities with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, DHS, including, Asylum Officer, Senior Immigration Services Officer (ISO), and Supervisory ISO. From 2009 to 2015, he was in private practice in Costa Mesa and Los Angeles, California. In 2008, he was an Associate Attorney with Greenberg Traurig LLP in Irvine, California.
What does TRAC report about Judge John Rubenstein'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 Rubenstein decided 856 asylum cases at Hyattsville Immigration Court and denied 65.0 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 Rubenstein 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 Hyattsville Immigration Court. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.