What is Judge Michelle Lakomy's background?
EOIR's notice says that Michelle Lakomy was appointed in October 2022. Judge Lakomy earned a Bachelor of Science in 1994 from Rutgers College and a Juris Doctor in 1997 from Rutgers School of Law-Newark. From 2018 to 2022, she served as Resident Legal Advisor at the Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance and Training (OPDAT), Department of Justice, at the U.S. Embassy in Tirana, Albania, and from 2012 to 2018, she served as Resident Legal Advisor at the OPDAT office at the U.S. Embassy in Pristina, Kosovo. From 2011 to 2012, she served as Civil Response Corps International Rule of Law Advisor at the OPDAT office in Washington, D.C. From 1999 to 2011, she served as an assistant prosecutor at the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office in Jersey City, New Jersey. From 1997 to 1999, she was an associate attorney at Shea & Novy, Attorneys-at-Law.
What does TRAC report about Judge Michelle Lakomy'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 Michelle Lakomy decided 270 asylum cases at Annandale Immigration Court and denied 76.7 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 Michelle Lakomy 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 Annandale Immigration Court. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.