What is Judge Louis Luba's background?
EOIR's notice says that Louis Luba was appointed in July 2026. Judge Luba earned a Bachelor of Science in 1989 from the Rochester Institute of Technology, concurrent Juris Doctor and Master of Public Administration degrees in 1993 from Syracuse University College of Law and Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs, and a Master of Arts in 2012 from American Military University. From 1995 to 2025, he served in various positions within the Connecticut Division of Criminal Justice, including supervisory assistant state’s attorney in the Windham Judicial District, senior assistant state’s attorney in the Windham and New Britain Judicial Districts, and deputy assistant state’s attorney in the Special Investigations Unit/Statewide Prosecution Bureau of the Office of the Chief State’s Attorney. Judge Luba served in the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve from 1996 to 2016, attaining the rank of commander, with assignments as a judge advocate in the First Coast Guard District and at Coast Guard Headquarters, as well as executive officer and deployable specialized forces liaison roles, including combat deployment in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom.
What the official record establishes
The source lists the name Louis Luba 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 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.
No outcome or personal-profile claims
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