What is Judge Joseph Scott's background?
EOIR's notice says that Joseph Scott was appointed in June 2020. Judge Scott earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1999 from Rutgers College and a Juris Doctor in 2003 from Rutgers School of Law – Newark. From 2012 to 2020, he served as an assistant chief counsel, Office of Chief Counsel (OCC), Office of the Principal Legal Advisor (OPLA), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in Philadelphia. From 2009 to 2012, he served as an associate legal advisor, National Security Law Section, OPLA, ICE, DHS, in the District of Columbia. From 2007 to 2009, he served as an assistant chief counsel, OCC, OPLA, ICE, DHS, in Los Angeles. From 2005 to 2006, he was an associate attorney with Farmer Case and Fedor, in San Diego.
What does TRAC report about Judge Joseph Scott'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 Joseph Scott decided 922 asylum cases at Philadelphia Immigration Court and denied 56.7 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 Joseph Scott 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 Philadelphia Immigration Court. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.