What is Judge Joshua Luskin's background?
EOIR's notice says that Joshua Luskin was appointed in October 2019. Judge Luskin earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1994 from Macalester College and a Juris Doctor in 1997 from the University of Michigan. From 2015 to 2019, he served as commissioner at the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission. From 2011 to 2015, he served as arbitrator at the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission. From 2003 to 2011, he was in private practice at the litigation firm of Nyhan, Bambrick, Kinzie & Lowry. From 2000 to 2003, he served as a judge advocate for the U.S. Navy.
What does TRAC report about Judge Joshua Luskin'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 Joshua Luskin decided 372 asylum cases at Chicago Immigration Court and denied 39.0 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 Joshua Luskin 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 Chicago Immigration Court. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.