What is Judge Richard Drucker's background?
EOIR's notice says that Richard Drucker was appointed in December 2020. Judge Drucker earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1978 from Ohio State University and a Juris Doctor in 1981 from Cleveland State University, Cleveland Marshall College of Law. From 2016 to 2020, he was an associate attorney with Margaret W. Wong and Associates, in Cleveland. From 1981 to 2016, he was an attorney with Richard H. Drucker LPA, in Cleveland.
What does TRAC report about Judge Richard Drucker'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 Richard Drucker decided 333 asylum cases at Cleveland Immigration Court and denied 81.4 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 Richard Drucker 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 Cleveland Immigration Court. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.