What is Judge Munish Sharda's background?
TRAC reports that Munish Sharda was appointed in June 2015. Attorney General Eric Holder appointed Judge Sharda to begin hearing cases in June 2015.Judge Sharda received a bachelor of arts degree in 1997 from the University of California, Irvineand a juris doctorate in 2000 from the University of Wisconsin Law School. From April 2005 to May 2015, Judge Sharda served as assistant U.S. attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Districtof Arizona and U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Wisconsin. From 2000 to 2005, he served in the U.S. Air Force, Judge Advocate General’s Corps. Judge Sharda is amember of the State Bar of Wisconsin.
What does TRAC report about Judge Munish Sharda'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 Munish Sharda decided 996 asylum cases at Phoenix Immigration Court and denied 88.1 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 Munish Sharda 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 Phoenix Immigration Court. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.